During this time of altered schedules and life changes, how to know what’s working – and when it’s enough.
Adapt
In the beginning we had to adapt. Nothing was working. Nothing about the way we had been doing things was going to work going forward. We had to make a lot of adjustments. We experienced losses, both trivial and significant.
Settled
Now I’ve settled. Settled into a pattern, a sense of realistic expectations that keeps me moving forward despite the drastic changes from a few months ago and the reality that for the moment, much is the same.
So where are you in this journey? Are you settled or still struggling to find sure and secure footing?
Solid ground.
I pray that you will find a firm foundation on which to stand.
Self-discovery
This has been a season of self-discovery. Of learning when I write best and when I don’t. Recognizing when I need to take a break and when I can keep pressing forward. I have found I have more perseverance than I realized. That eventually if I keep pressing onward I can push through the place where I’ve stalled or stalled out. I can break through to a breakthrough.
Enough
I’ve also learned to recognize when I need to call it quits for the day. When it’s okay to say I’ve had enough and to peacefully and consciously know it is enough. That I don’t have to keep pushing through to prove that I am enough, because God already sees my worth. Not in my doing, but in my being. As one of His precious children.
What’s working
So in this time of so much disruption and dysfunction may you look around and see what’s working.
In your heart and in your life.
And know that God is still at work in both.
“It is good to praise the Lord
and make music to your name, O Most High,
proclaiming your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night.” Psalm 92:1-2 NIV
Other posts about adapting:
In the middle – where to focus in the midst of change
And settling: