This slightly loserish sounding quote initially reminds me of a book I read in elementry school called "Leo the Late Bloomer". My former youth pastor always quoted it (The quote, not the book), I'm pretty sure it was a poster from his childhood in his bathroom or something - But recently its become a quote of importance to me. In my constant quest to figure out what life is about, and my unique purpose in it, I've gotten quite lost. I've always felt - as im sure so many others have - that I need to a have some great dream and fufill that dream. Well, eventually I got over that dream hype, and realized dreams can be big, and they can be small. And so I tried to figure out what it was I was going to do. What I was good at, what I'd enjoy in life...the usual young adult aged thing to do. But I was getting no where. And I've come to a point now, that I'm still not totally sure of what my life and 'dreams' might look like..but thats okay.
Right now I'm working part time in retail. And a lot of people, myself included, may think thats a pretty LAME job. i thought so up until recently. I was actually embarrassed to tell people where I worked. I felt like I hadn't really accomplished anything post-highschool.I wasn't in university getting a degree, I was working at Bootlegger. Recently I was challenged to find the purpose in my job...and in doing that, I've found more than one outlet in my work to bloom... Not only am I surrounded by girls that I can encourage and listen to and love...but I have customers that come in feeling awful, and leave feeling great..Who would ever thought you could minister while selling jeans? Sure I'm not preaching the gospel - but I get to make that 16 year old girl with low self esteem - feel like a million dollars...
Anyways, thats my word(s) for the day. no matter where we're at, what we're doing ... God wants to fufill his dream through us. Maybe its not so much about what we're dreaming , but what God's dreaming that we COULD be doing??! But we're missing out because we feel like we've got to find our purpose. Bloom where you're planted.
2 comments:
andrea, this is candace,
what an amazing post...its sometimes about little dreams that are so big to Jesus. You totally are blooming where you are planted!!! Your smile shines so bright when you tell me about your work and how you interact with the girls, what a gift, and what a mentor you are!!!!! And not only that I have first hand experience at how gifted you are at what you do....trust me I see it as a gift!!
And you also shine as a wife...what a gift and blessing you are to Jabin....you come alive when you talk about being at home and serving your husband....what an amazing dream that is so underestimated these days! This dream you have also made a reality!
and I am so thankful to Jesus to have you apart of our leadership team! Your heart was created for ministry it is evident in what you say and how you step out in faith individually and with your husband
love,
candace
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