Off Day
Ever had one of those days where you just feel “off?” Where, no matter what you do to force yourself into action, you just do next to nothing? Nothing meaningful anyway…
As a coach, this is a tough place for me to be! I help people discover what their deepest dreams and desires are and to take action in creating new habits…. while digging deeper into the things that block them and keep them from becoming all that God created them to be.
So, what am I doing having a non-action day?
Maybe what God wanted from me was my full attention.
Maybe He wanted my rest.
Maybe He wanted to remind me that I’m not it! I’m not on my own. He’s with me every step of the way!
Maybe it’s about remembering how to be compassionate and non-judgmental towards myself when this happens? (Just think! Not feeling bad for not doing a whole lot!) It’s a thing I share with my clients and still need reminding, myself!
Maybe it was about redefining what “action” and “meaningful” really mean to me?
Turning towards myself and God and making a few important decisions. I took one small, meaningful action. This full-out extrovert met up with another starving extrovert, and talked about the struggle. We both encouraged each other and recognized the battle we are in. THIS was meaningful action!
Getting outside and breathing the fresh air and letting the sun brighten my mood. ACTION.
Taking a trip to Costco with my son. An ACTION that reminded me of our blessings!
Like a teenager, eating what I want, watching what I want and doing exactly what I want. This was meaningful to me. It spoke to my playful side that isn’t always about achievement.
The enemy will double down on you in these quite times. He wants to pick you off and convince you that you’re lazy and unfocused. (And maybe you are that day! Is that o.k. with you?)
Well, this is something I do at times. It isn’t who I am. I can have an off day and still walk in His grace.
1 Cor. 15:10 (msg) But because God was so gracious, so generous, here I am. And I’m not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven’t I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn’t amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it. So whether you heard it me or from those others, it’s all the same: We spoke God’s truth and you entrusted your lives.
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