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January 30th, 2024

Irrational Faith 🙏

Last week I had the blessing of being invited to the Joystarters Club Monthly Meeting put on by my amazing and beautiful friend, Rachel Barbeau. Given I am a Bama fan, my ears perked up when I heard the guest would be Dr. Kevin Elko as he is Coach Nick Saban’s go-to man for all things leadership, mindset, and goal setting and they have worked together for years.

The entire hour of my evening was spent with my face pressed against the screen trying to absorb everything I could from this man, listening intently and taking copious notes.

There wasn’t a story he referenced or a piece of advice he gave without something of Biblical reference or citing specific scripture. It was imbedded in his DNA. I was so moved by this man and the overarching message that was put on my heart was “irrational faith”. That wasn’t the word he used, rather it’s what he exhibited and encouraged us to live in. 🙏✝

Definition: Irrational, adjective

not rational: such as

a. lacking usual or normal mental clarity or coherence

b. not endowed with reason or understanding

c. not governed by or according to reason

Yes ma’am…that is the kind of faith I am talking about. The “all in” kind. 🙌

These were some of the nuggets of wisdom he dropped on us:

The enemy of great is realistic.

Things don’t happen to me. They happen for me.

I’m not looking for blessings to roll up into my life. I just want to rollup and be a blessing.

Invite others along by your example.

You’re not what you do, cause you aren’t when you’re not.

Don’t pray for a blessing, be a blessing.

So what. Now what?

Those who are for you will find you and support you. Those who aren’t for you, they weren’t part of your plan.

I left that meeting fired up for a variety of reasons. It’s been a rough past month or so for my heart as I’ve struggled with being disappointed in people and situations. I am one who seeks wise counsel when I am battling something. It was actually my Mom who shared “God just forced your hand to take action that you should’ve taken a year ago.” My business coach asked me “by taking this action, what might the Lord be protecting you from?”

Ooh, now both of those stopped me in my tracks.

It is when we are processing and grieving the loss of something that it can feel isolating and lonely. The devil loves when we feel this way because he can just twist our thoughts. I have found the wisest thing to do outside of calling on wise counsel is by going to The Lord. Every time I get mad or frustrated by the situation, I just say “I trust you, Lord”.

There were multiple calls and interactions this week that were themed around trusting God in one way or another. I needed my cup to be overflowed with that as I move out of this season of disappointment and disheartenment.

Sometimes you have to let friendships die off because they aren’t healthy. It doesn’t have to be drama. It can just be done. When we have the discernment around when to do this, it actually opens up space for new things.

What are you holding onto that isn’t healthy? Maybe a friendship, a relationship, a habit, or a job. Maybe it’s time to let that thing go.

And I’ll ask you…By taking this action, what might The Lord be protecting you from?

Something worth watching

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