Welcome to the January 21st edition of Faith & Life Lessons.
You will see this email full of tidbits from my week. My goal is simple. I hope that from how I live my life, you can find a thing or two that helps you as you try to live a life that matters. I am always trying to do one thing - make Christ-focused decisions in love, work, and life. And this was my week.
Like this?
Pay it forward by sharing it with someone who could benefit from it. They will thank you for it.
The Story of My Week
This week, I had to call in the cavalry.
I am already facing challenges to the big goals I have for the year.
Between Monday night and Tuesday evening, I felt the pressure.
And the ripple of emotions that comes with carrying something bigger than I had ever carried.
On Tuesday morning, on my way back from the school run, I sent a message to my business coach.
Just this “Please if you have a moment today, I'd appreciate a bit of your time.
I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed”
17 minutes later, he responded, “May I call now?”
The few minutes of conversation were what I needed.
It wasn’t fluff - he was well aware of the goals I had set and how they were important to me.
He encouraged me and reminded me of the necessity of why I needed to achieve these goals.
Not just for myself.
For my family.
For the people that will become better because I become better.
For the value I will bring to the world.
And how I will leave the world better.
It’s back to game time.
Things I Learnt
1 - Sometimes by Step: I had my first call for the year with my spiritual director on Friday. During the call, we reviewed some of the things I had told him in December and expected to happen in January.
But January has not evolved the way I expected.
I didn’t get all I expected but I got the best of what I could have hoped for in one of the most important things to me.
And I had to adapt to every day as unexpected things showed up every day.
He reminded me of the song by Rich Mullins - Sometimes by Step. It’s the spirit of the season for me.
It’s how I have to live for now and for the rest of the year.
You can listen to the song lyric video here - Sometimes By Step ~ Rich Mullins
Chorus
O God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
O God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
And I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You'll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days
2 - Keep Giving Value to Your Network: I had to reach out to a couple of people within my network to help me out with a major goal for the year.
I realised something.
The reason why they responded quickly was because I had been giving them value in the past.
A clear case of “people will feel invested in your progress if they know you are also invested in their progress.”
That is one of the reasons I am always committed to giving as much value as I can to network before I ask for value.
Yes, it’s a discipline.
It is also a lifestyle that I have embraced.
Postscript
May you grow your network by the generosity of value you keep giving to people within it. Amen.
Like this? Pay it forward by sharing it with your friends.
Was this forwarded to you? Sign up so you don't miss any edition. Click here
Tola - The Everyday Disciple
I help Christians like you who want to live intentional lives incorporate their faith into everyday life so they can make Christ focused decisions in all areas of life and truly live to make an impact and make God happy.
0 comments