Life is Waiting on You

At my best, when I would run outdoors I would try to run at least 2 - 3 miles on a relaxed day and 5 - 6 miles or more when I felt like conquering the world! Either way, I would always try to beat my time or do better than I did the days before. Understand that I am not a workout robot or a gym rat; I have tons of days when I don’t feel like getting out of bed and running is the farthest thing from my mind. However, it is in those times, the only thing that gets me motivated is knowing that the faster I get started the sooner it is over and I am back home. Hopefully, back in bed! Bad way to look at working out, I know but I am human.

After about a week of being lazy and unmotivated to run, one morning God said to me, "Get up and go for a jog. I want to talk to you." To give you a bit of context; it was a cold rainy morning and my bed was giving me the biggest bestest cuddle hug that day and the sheets were just right! It was the perfect day to stay put and say, "Nah God, tomorrow would work better for the both of us." After a little mental back and forth, I eventually got up and thought “If I could build up enough endurance to nail this run, I could be back in bed in no time! Yay!” Forgive me for this sad  motivation, again I am human.

Hesitantly, I got dressed, headed out the door, and started my run. During this particular run, I heard God clearly say to me, “Life is waiting on you.” So clear, so short and so simple but profound. Typically, I would get huge revelations or mind-blowing epiphanies when God talks to me on my jogs but today, He was a man of few words. A few short but powerful words that made me come to a halt in the middle of my jog and re-evaluate a few things.

I can be sort of a procrastinator who oftentimes prioritizes herself last. I have tons of great ideas for businesses that I have hoarded and allowed to only reside in my mind. Out of the necessity of income, I worked jobs where I allowed myself to build other people's businesses and dreams, yet have neglected my own. By doing this, not only have I neglected my own dreams and goals by putting myself last, I am telling myself that I am not a priority and what I have inside me is not important enough to exist in this world. I am ultimately saying to myself that I don't value my time, my dreams or myself and that I am willing to prostitute it to the highest seller in exchange for a check that holds me hostage to a subpar way of life. A life that repeats this cycle of rinse, wash, dry and repeat, and I'm back where I started.

Even though I have these desires inside of me to start and create opportunities for others, life doesn't always make it easy for me to make what matters the most to me happen. The bible says in James 2:14-17 CEB, "My brother and sister, what good is it if people say they have faith but do nothing to show it? Claiming to have faith can't save anyone, can it? Imagine a brother or sister who is naked and never has enough food to eat. What if one of you said, 'Go in peace! Stay warm! Have a nice meal?' What good is it if you don't actually give them what their body needs? In the same way, faith is dead when it doesn't result in faithful activity." Another translation puts it as, "Faith without works is dead,” which means that I can have all the faith, ideas, and good intentions in the world but at the end of the day if I do nothing to make it happen, my intentions mean nothing. My ideas have no value or merit and the intentions of my thoughts do nothing to help anyone. At the end of the day, God was waiting on me to make what He'd put inside me a priority.

Has God given you dreams, witty ideas, and inventions? Things that may appear way beyond your qualifications and your budget? Has he pulled your heartstrings in a certain direction with ministry or to start an organization and, just like me, you procrastinate and put it on hold while you wait for life circumstances to become more favorable? The things that we are praying for will not come to pass if we don't do our part by making moves to make them happen. Keeping your goals and dreams tucked away on the inside of you is like allowing your unborn child to die because you chose not to give birth.

Maybe you are praying for something as simple as endurance while you train to lose weight or for a marathon or any life hurdle that is keeping you from being your best. Understand that everything you are praying for and believing for is out there waiting for you. The team you are hoping to build, the people that you are praying to help, the generational curses that you are trying to break and even the generational wealth that you want to create all are WAITING ON YOU! Your life is waiting on you, you just have to make the decision to make YOU a priority.

It is not going to be easy and life's conditions certainly will never be in your favor but just have enough faith to really believe that, "He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ," (Philippians 1:6 NKJV), and let God take care of the rest.

 What dreams have you aborted because you didn't make them a priority? What changes will you make to help you prioritize yourself in the future? What has stopped you from prioritizing yourself and your dreams in the past?

Please post them in the comments, I would love to hear from you!