I’m not a binge-watcher or big fan of tv and even I know that typically, in an ensemble cast, only one or two characters evolve in a season, but all of Ted Lasso’s characters, who’ve become such personal friends that I find myself shouting “Go Richmond” at the top of my lungs over a fictional match in a sport I don’t even care about, EVOLVE IN GORGEOUS AND UNPREDICTABLE WAYS under Ted and Beard’s canny leadership.
Read MoreTed spends the whole show spotting potential in people and inviting them into it, saying things like "I have a real tricky time hearing folks that don't believe in themselves," which sounds ridiculous and it is, but you can't help but trust the guy because it feels good to be around someone who believes so firmly in himself for no reason other than he decided to.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
On April 21, 2010, I sat down on my green front porch in West Texas, gazing over my vegetable garden, and read this:
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be]. 1Peter 5:10
So many of us are waiting for a thunderbolt moment, but this wasn’t that. It was more like a fresh awareness, a breeze of possibility that blew through my mind.
I got up, jotted that scripture down, and stuck it by my bed. Sitting there, still a little stunned, I said out loud to God and myself:
“If that scripture is true, then it’s not my job to figure out who I’m supposed to be. It’s yours, and I just have to follow you.”
Here I am 11 years later, sitting on my porch in Florida with my bible and coffee, knowing deeper than I know anything, there is no going back, because He, Jesus, has the words of eternal life.
Where else can I go?
Read MoreImagine how it would feel to wake up on New Year’s Day excited for 2021 because you have a radical new plan - one that’s designed to free you from the inertia and stuckness of the midlife dip and get you moving with clarity and confidence toward a new project, venture or business?
How would it feel to be surrounded by a bunch of new friends doing the exact same thing?
Read MoreThe hard truth is you can't steer a horse that won't move his feet. You have to get him moving first, come what may and that's what scares people...the bucking unknown.
Right now, some of you are sitting on a young, scared horse and pulling its head around trying to control an outcome that hasn't happened yet.
You have to know that your fear is keeping you from your potential.
Read MoreSo your big question matters a lot because it’s God’s way of throwing breadcrumbs and leading you toward his purpose for creating you. You’ll likely have more than one question over the course of your life, but for right now, what is it? What won’t leave you alone?
How do I raise kind, conscious children?
How do I leave the world better than I found it?
Why do people abuse animals and how can I make that stop?
What can I do about systemic racism and move the justice needle in my lifetime?
See, you have a destiny on your life and until you get busy doing that thing you were created to do, and loving a bunch of people along the way, your rut will only get narrower and deeper. It’s not about chasing happiness, it’s about living in your good purpose.
“But what do I do? I’ve tried everything and nothing changes,” you moan.
We get it. We’ve been there, but we got out.
Read More“But I don’t knowwwwwww what my work is,” I hear you moan. Yes you do. That work you see someone else doing on Instagram, which secretly makes you seethe with jealousy, don’t dismiss that. Pay attention, it’s a street sign on your path. The pitiable “I just don’t know” story is a lie.
On Tuesday, I got back from Montana after hosting the FIFTH Intermissionary Retreat. I spent a whole week listening to people tell their REAL stories; you know the ones that live just behind the masks we all wear. Life is so much harder and more beautiful than we let on to each other. It’s no wonder people love retreats.
Anyway, here’s my hunch: It’s not that we don’t know we want to do with our lives, it’s just that our purpose is usually buried under a pile of crap, and 90% of that crap comes in the form of old, bad, lying stories we tell about things that have happened to us. We don’t even realize we do it.
Read MoreWhen you get discouraged for not living on purpose, or you feel just "meh" about your life, what do you do next? Netflix? Chardonnay? Amazon? Insta? Cupcakes?
💃💃💃STEAL YOUR TIME AND ENERGY BACK FROM THAT STUFF AND GET ON WITH WHAT GOD PUT YOU HERE TO DO. (If that's where you're stuck - keep reading.)
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