Belong
Today is Five Minute Friday! This is an opportunity to free-write for five minutes. The prompt today is “belong”.
There are times I feel like I don’t belong in the writer’s “club”. Some days there are so many words, my fingers can’t type fast enough. Yet, on other days I am convinced my heart holds not one more word to share.
Has God called you to serve in an area where you feel you don’t belong? We are not alone. Moses and Jeremiah felt very inadequate to fulfill their calling.
As did Esther. Her cousin, Mordecai had to remind her “perhaps you were made…for just such a time as this.”
You Belong
We were not born by chance in this generation. God needs us here, now. You and I, like Esther, were born for such a time as this. We belong where God has placed us. Doing what He has called and gifted us to do.
Let’s just do the thing and do it the best we can.
I am joining up with other writers today at: Holly Barrett’s Testimony Tuesday and Crystal Stine’s Five Minute Friday.
Oh Carmen, I feel your pain about lack of words some days. I didn’t even write on FMF this week because I just didn’t have any words. But sometimes it’s good to take a break especially during a week that has so much else going on in it. Learning to take that in stride and be where God asks me to be, whatever that looks like on a particular day. Thanks for linking up to Testimony Tuesday this week!
Girl, I am glad I am not alone! I set goals, make plans, and then I am reminded of Proverbs 16:12, “We make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” It is wonderful to get encouragement from someone who has been at this a bit. I am learning about link ups and hope to visit with you more often on Tuesdays.
This is inspirational. Sometimes I feel quite inadequate at my job of teaching English to high school freshmen and juniors, but I know God wants me there and He is my strength. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (I am to stay one more year, then my ‘calling’ will be as a grandmother.I have not been able to be the grandma that I have wanted to be. But my oldest granddaughter turned 11 this year and she needs me more now that she is getting older.)
Ahh Beth, the joys of being a grandma. I hope to get that experience one day. I have often said that my day job gets in the way of my fun! You are so right. Our education system and our children need Christian teachers that reflect Jesus. Some of them probably never see Him reflected in the lives around them. High school is a tough place to be and I can see how you could feel inadequate for the challenges you face. You have been given everything you need to be successful. The infilling of the Holy Spirit equips us to face our challenges with victory! I am excited for you to get more time to pour into your grandchildren. Woo hoo! Come back and see me again :)
Carmen, I really enjoy your writing…. each time I am reminded of something that God has taught me along the way or something he is teaching me at where I am. Being grateful for the generation I am in…. one generation older or younger I would have missed so many things…….
Judy, you are always my encourager. Thank you so much! Sometimes I look around and think, how did I get in this place in my life. Then I remind myself that right here, right now is where I need to be. Come back and see me again soon!
Wow, thank you for this! I often feel like I was born in the wrong time, generation or even era. “We were not born by chance in this generation. God needs us here, now.” I needed to hear that, thanks!
Hello Kirsten! Oh me too girl! I must remind myself that I am where God wants me to be, to be the most effective for the kingdom. Have a wonderful weekend! Come back and see me again :)