Sunday, 8 January 2017

I am made for more


This morning I was listening to a few of the talks from SEEK 2017. I have heard most of the speakers I was listening to before, but for some reason I kept listening to them today. Had I heard their testimony before? Yes. Had I heard their insights before? In general, yes. But for some reason I knew I needed to keep watching these videos. And I am so glad I did.

          

You can check out the talks I watched here:






Something has been stirring in me for quite some time. I just read a book called Lioness Arising by Lisa Bevere and IT SPOKE TO ME! As I got closer and closer to the end I was waiting for a moment. A moment where I clearly knew what was stirring in me, and what I was being called to do. But I am yet to have such a moment. I know I have been created to do great things in this world, but I do not know what these great things are. I also know 2017 is going to be a year of doing great things. Again I do not know what these great tings are! So I am taking control of life! When an opportunity arises, I take it! And I want to be bold in my choices!

Tonight I did something I wouldn't normally do. I posted about my journey with Weight Watchers.
As a kid I was picked on for being fat. As a teenager I was very self conscious about my size and weight, but I didn't talk about it. As an adult I didn't think I could ever lose weight so I owned my size and tried to be healthy... I wasn't a fan of clothes shopping... I ordered a bridesmaid dress, made to fit, online for a friend's wedding and it arrived a few months later. But it didn't fit. It was too small. Getting a dress with a few weeks before the wedding was a task, but I happened! And in that time I made a choice to do something different. With the support of a close friend I joined Weight Watchers 15 months ago and have lost 23 kilos since. At first I didn't want people to know. I was nervous and still skeptical. But it worked! Everyday I make choices about what to eat and exercising. I eat what I want. I love ice cream and eat it regularly! I have asthma and have never been able to run, but I set a goal and ran 5km for the first time in 2016! I enjoy running now and my body tells me that it wants to exercise! I like that I have accountability and people with me on this journey. I'm so close to my weight loss goal, but it's not about the weight. It's about having more energy, being confident, eating and feeling healthier, sleeping better, trying new things, reducing health risks, and living life to the full! #testimonytime #weightwatchers #weightwatchersaunz #winningatlife #notashamed #fearfullyandwonderfullymade
I felt so convicted to do so. But the moment I went to press the 'post' button something within me changed and I hesitated. Was I doing the right thing? What would other people think of me? And then that little part of me that is all about taking chances and being bold took over and the button was pressed and there was no going back. (Technically I can delete the post, but that's not how I roll. Plus it's taking the easy way out!) And for a moment I was proud that I did something I wouldn't normally do, and I chose for posting this to be a good thing.

Leah Darrow reminded me this morning that I am brave and I am strong and that I was made for more. And with this reminder I realised that I can't just sit around and wait for things to happen to me. I've known this for a while, but I haven't acted out of this place in a long time. I realised that I was created for SO MUCH MORE. I have no idea what the more is. But I am going into 2017 with the attitude that I am made for more. I know the more is going to be great. I know that this more means greater fruitfulness in my life. I know this more want always be easy, but I am ready! And I want whatever comes my way - or whatever I steer into the path of by taking control and taking chances.



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