For those of you who aren’t familiar with our family, we have two little boys of our own and are currently fostering infant twins. Having four little ones under the age of five has been pretty…crazy, but in the midst there has been so much JOY.
I have struggled for years with trying to fit myself into cookie cutter molds that I just didn’t belong in. Chasing after accomplishments and jobs where I believed that if I could just hustle more and work harder, than I would grow in greatness and become who I was called to be. So I plugged away, and stayed in places that I probably didn’t belong, in hopes that I would feel worthy and accomplished. If you can relate, friends, and you feel like God is calling you out of something comfortable into new waters, I urge you to go. Becoming a foster mom has been such a season of refining where God has shown me His goodness and His equipping when I feel utterly under-qualified. The places where I felt most self-conscious and defeated were the exact places where God was going to use for His glory.
You see, when you step out in boldness and pursue what God is putting on your heart (even if you’re shakin’ in your boots) all of the things you thought were your shortcomings, are actually what will set you apart. Those things that you thought were holding you back from the hustle were uniquely and purposely placed in your heart for such a time as this. I would be lying if I said this transition has been an easy one, but I can say it has been so peaceful and so JOY-filled. I slowly began to realize that I DO have so much to offer this world and that surely my God made me on purpose for a purpose and I am honored and encouraged and energized to get to live out and give out the gifts he has given me to give to others.
So my question to you is are you really living in the gifts and abilities God has given you? Do you feel energized by this season and the work you are doing?
If you are feeling empty or worthless, I urge you to listen to that quiet whisper. Take the pay cut. Go back to school. Start that mentorship program.
I promise you after you step out in faith, all of the growing pains will be rewarded with the knowledge that you are living in the purpose that you were created for and that my sisters, is priceless.
Keep finding joy in your journey,
Mollie