Getting Back to It

As many prepare to send their children back to school, some of you have dropped off your college student for the very first time—or you're preparing to make that trip within the next week.

Perhaps you're going back to work after some time off. Maybe you're settling your family back into a routine after a busy summer.

Or maybe, just maybe, you've decided to get your joy back.

To get back to you.

To BEcome who God has called you to be in this season of your life.

Somewhere along the way, life may have happened and you feel like you've lost a little—or a lot—of yourself. Perhaps this season isn't about going back to school or getting back to work at all. Perhaps your prayer has simply become, “God, help me get back to me.”

Whatever it is you're getting back to this week, I want to encourage you to do it with love.

It's so easy to do the same things over and over again that we stop believing we're making a difference. Or life's situations hit us so hard that we begin to settle into “not enough” when we used to believe God for abundance.

This week, I want to remind you that you matter. You are seen. And you are needed.

Not just in the daily tasks that can sometimes feel routine, but in every place you're assigned to show up in during this season.

From your doctor's office to your Pilates class to that PTA meeting you dread going to every year, someone somewhere needs you to show up. Not simply to check a box or complete another task, but with the purpose and fire you were created to bring into the room.

And sometimes getting back to it begins with remembering who you are and Who you belong to.

Strategies

So, how do you get that back?

Return to the One who created you.

Ask God, “Who are You calling me to BEcome in this season? How do You want to use me to fulfill Your purpose right here, right now?”

Then consider the generations coming after you. How you show up in the spaces you've been assigned to can shift someone's life forever—even if the interaction only lasts a moment.

Begin your day by reminding yourself who you are.

I know that for some people, that might feel like too much. It may even feel a little arrogant to intentionally speak about who you are and what you bring into a room.

But I promise you, it's not arrogance.

It's awareness.

Self-awareness.

Knowing who you are in God and understanding what you were created for is necessary if you're going to truly walk in your God-given purpose.

There's a difference between believing you're better than everyone else and knowing that God intentionally created you with something valuable to contribute.

You don't have to shrink in order to remain humble.

You can know who you are and still walk into every room asking, “God, how can You use me here?”

Connections

Make connections on purpose.

Decide that the opportunities you're given to impact the lives of people around you will remain at the forefront of your mind.

Sometimes we think making a difference requires something big. But consider how one hello, one smile, or one five-minute conversation can renew someone's confidence and give them the push they needed to keep walking in their own divine calling.

You may never know what someone was thinking before you spoke to them.

You may never know what they were carrying before you smiled.

And you may never know that your kindness was the confirmation they had just asked God to send.

That's why we show up with love.

Not because every interaction will become a lifelong relationship, but because every interaction is an opportunity to remind someone that they matter too.

Words

I want to challenge you this week to speak life over yourself—and to teach your children, students, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and the other little ones around you to do the same.

It doesn't have to be complicated. It can be as simple as a song or a few declarations you say together every morning in the car.

When my children were very small, I would say to them, “Say what Mommy says.”

Then, with authority, I would say:

“I AM...”

And I would follow it with words like:

• Smart.

• Beautiful.

• Handsome.

• Blessed.

• Chosen.

• Important.

• Loved.

As they got older and began going to school, we continued it in the car. I would launch the declaration with a loud, “I AM...”

And they would both begin to belt out, “I AM!”

Together, we'd say those words.

Think about it. We teach children nursery rhymes and songs that stick with them for the rest of their lives. We create little songs to teach them how to tie their shoes or help them remember something important.

Why wouldn't we also intentionally teach them who they are?

They may not understand the word declaration when they're little.

But one day, someone may tell them something completely opposite of what you've spent years teaching them about themselves.

And in that moment, something inside of them can say:

Wait.

That's not who I am.

My mom told me who I am.

My dad told me who I am.

My aunt, grandmother, teacher, coach—or someone who loved me—taught me differently.

And, more importantly, God says differently.

Those words you've spoken over them become something they can reach for when the world attempts to give them another identity.

And one day, those declarations may not only protect your child. Your child may use what you've taught them to speak life over someone else.

That's legacy.

So when you're packing those lunches every day and wondering if any of it really matters, remember that it does.

When you're ironing clothes or setting them out the night before, it matters.

When you're getting everyone out of the house on time, driving to practice, checking homework, sitting through meetings, or doing all of the ordinary things that don't always feel very significant...

It matters.

You're teaching them how to love.

You're teaching them how to prepare.

You're teaching them kindness.

You're teaching them how to live on purpose.

And you're showing them what it looks like to keep showing up with love.

So this week, as everyone is getting back to it, don't just get back to the routine.

Get back to you.

Get back to joy.

Get back to purpose.

And remember the power of the words you speak—to yourself and to those God has entrusted to you.

Speak life over them.

Speak to them in love.

And speak about them to the God who protects them, keeps them, loves them, and has a divine purpose for their lives too.

Coach V's Worth the Read

Books, tools & finds for the journey.

Currently on my reading list: Gradually, Then Suddenly by Mark Batterson

I'm currently reading Gradually, Then Suddenly, and it's one I'd love to invite you to read alongside me.

There's something powerful about being reminded that what appears to happen suddenly often has a gradually behind it—a season of showing up, believing, growing, praying, learning, and trusting God even when we can't yet see what He's doing.

As we're talking about getting back to it, showing up intentionally, and remembering that what we do each day matters, this felt like the perfect book to share with you.

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