After a little over a year of constant change, it’s taken some adjusting to get back to a 9-5 schedule. With all of the events going on at the office this summer, the next few months are going to pass by in the blink of an eye. I want to steward this time in my life well and not lose sight of why I am here.
So why am I here?
That was the first thing we had to put into words and present on. It’s easy to get off track and become dissatisfied or burnt out if you forget why.
Why are you doing what you’re doing?
What are you here for?
Are the things you are doing day-to-day contributing to your why?
At the moment, this is the best way I can describe my why:
The World Race wrecked my life in the best way. It awakened me out of this rut. The rut of a routine and living a “normal” life. The craziest thing is that I can still live the same life with the same routines. But it’ll never be the same again.
It’ll never be the same again, because I’m looking through new lenses. I’m searching for how God moves in situations. I’m asking how I can be an influence instead of taking a passive approach. But I’m not perfect. There will be days that I’ll let life pass–forgetting my why. That’s okay because I know I am loved and treasured the imperfect way I am; there’s nothing I can do to earn it.
There was a man who happened to attend our church service the day I shared about my World Race experience. He stayed for my talk and asked great questions. Afterwards, I ran after him, learning that he was searching for something. He was searching for God’s presence. In one way or another, He was waiting for God to speak and reveal Himself. The man didn’t tell me this, but I can guess because he had visited five other churches before ours. You can go to all the church bodies in the world, but nothing satisfies like the all-encompassing goodness that fills you when you can experience and identify God’s presence and voice in you. I prayed that the Holy Spirit would speak to him in ways that he’s never known before.
Even seeing just a tiny glimpse of how God’s presence and truths can change a person, especially somebody who has never experienced it before–THAT IS THE GOOD STUFF. THE VERY BEST. That brings me to life.
I’m here to awaken God’s presence in other people. To love and encourage with truths. To remind others of their worth. To continue to humble myself and better hear God’s voice. I have a passion to be right here in America. I want to see God’s presence truly move people in new and transformational ways.
I’m here to learn from the people around me. I’m here to identify the skills I want from others and go after it. I’m here to contribute to this organization so that they can better equip others to impact Kingdom in whatever way God is calling them to do it.
I’m also here questioning the best approach to do this. I don’t have all the answers. It’s frustrating, but God keeps telling me it’s okay. I’m questioning whether I continue doing what I’m doing in user experience. It’s not the perfect job–nothing ever will be. Yet it’d put me in the perfect position to provide for a family; that is something that I want in the future. In whatever form it takes, I want to bring others into my life and care for them.
So that’s me. Now why are YOU here?
