Because What I Have Is Enough
Reading Holly Gareth’s post If We Had coffee today I’d say…You Have Something to Offer reminded me that what I count as little can be just enough for someone. It’s the second time (actually make that the third time because the whisperer spoke similar words to me on Friday morning) this week I have been told to keep using what I have. My bloggy friend LaVonne doused me with a loving splash of much needed water when she shared these words in her comment on Awesome He Is.
The blog you write, even when you post something short, may be just the word that brings release to some limping soul that day. Keep praying. Keep pursuing. Keep praising. Keep speaking the word that gives life.
When those two ladies penned the words they shared, they had no way of knowing just how soothing their words would be. Like most people there are times, I feel so small. Times when I wonder is there a point to it all. Times I look at these hands and say how Lord can use this–it’s so simple.
So today I simply share the simple lines that were giving to me this morning as I walked. Don’t quit so soon! I can’t even tell you how many projects I have started and stopped this year. And even worse, there are things I have failed to start because I was afraid of never reaching the finish line. I hate being a failure and to start but never finish feels like failing to me.
Oh boy did I want to quit walking this morning. You see walking is one of those things I started but didn’t finish. As the weather heated up, I fizzled out. Starting back up again, my body quickly reminded me that I had been at rest too long. My feet hurt, my right shoe didn’t feel so comfortable….blah, blah I had lots of complaints or excuses I needed to bury. But as I kept walking and changed my focus from what my body was feeling to words the song was saying, my attitude began to shift. It was no longer a burdensome chore but rather I was finding delight in my companionship with God.
It was then I hear the whisper, “you quit too soon”. That statement encompassed more than just my walking but other areas of my life.
Have you quit praying before you receive the answer?
When Is It Too Soon
Quitting too soon is not about just seeing a particular result that we have conceived in our mind. It’s too soon when we are still relying on our own strength. Our strength can get depleted pretty fast and it’s not such a bad thing to expend it. Because it’s then that we can make use of strength that exceeds our strength. We need the super attached to our natural endeavors.
Wouldn’t you know I had more to share than I was even aware. As you enjoy your Saturday, take time to see if there is something you may have quit too soon.
Sometimes we quit too soon in our praying, our worshipping, our waiting or our seeking. Is there a relationship or wayward family member or friend you have disconnected? Is there a project or dream you have closed the door on?
Perhaps you have quit too soon.
What Other’s Are Sharing About Quitting
- Not a quitter! (pastorscottcarlson.wordpress.com)
- The Art of Quitting (ljsilentg.com)
- 5 Things to Do When You Want to Quit Blogging (shoutmeloud.com)
Amen, Wanda! There have been situations, in which I have quit. And, each time, I have learned something new about myself and my thinking, which creates a new and better me. So, the next time we try to quit, we will use the new and improved self, guided by the Holy Spirit, to finish the race. Blessings!
Amen!! I agree with that Cynthia I love that way of thinking… 🙂
I like that Cynthia. I think every experience even the quitting has a lesson available for us. We need to just pay attention. Hope you have a great weekend.
I’m not the one who quit too soon! But no, I’m not giving up.
Sometimes others give up too soon on us but thank goodness that doesn’t have to stop our progress either.
Hi! Wanda, good afternoon, it is afternoon here in Texas. I was reading your blog today and I was one of those people. You see I said {WAS}. I use to do the same thing never finishing what I started for some watery reason. I am starting a project now doing a home business. I learn a lot from the first time when I tried to open one. I was to much in a rush, was expecting it to boom so fast, I think you know what I mean. So I never did it again, because I was so afraid I would fail again. When all I needed to do is take it slow, learn more about starting a home business. And this time I have God in everything I do, meaning I go to Him and ask Him what should I do, how should I do think. What you think about this Lord? I pray over everything before I start. By the way it’s a Baking business, and I pray over all my ingredients before I start. I sold my first cake, and I put my first dollar in a frame. Where I look at it and say thank you Jesus for your help. I started with two orders, now I have gain five orders. I know it will take time, and I am getting my friends who has been cheering and encourage me along the way. Well I wanted to share this with you all. I hate being a quieter I want to be a winner…Quieter I never win, and Winners never Quiet. This was something a friend of mine had sent me on one of my sites…I have it now embedded in my mine… LOL. Thank you for sharing this, it helped encourage me a little more. Love you! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing your testimony. Reading it was very encouraging to me as I’m working on a little project of my own. No experience is wasted if we gain something from it. I would love to visit your site and perhaps I may have & not know it. When I was in my early teens, I once thought I wanted to me in the baking business.
My strength is depleted too soon but thankfully I can depend on Him
Indeed! He has an endless supply
I always find encouragement and a challenge when I visit your blog, Wanda. So glad you hang in there and continue to post. We need your words each day, even when we don’t take the time to comment.
Very recently the Lord nudged me about a writing project I had given up on, a devotional book for writers. Last week I opened the manuscript again and began the process of editing. Guess God didn’t mean for me to quit on it when I did. I am happy to report that I am making progress and my focus for the project is much better defined this time. Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving your kind words. They mean more to me than I can say. Be blessed, Wanda! You are such a blessing to others.
Thank you for the encouragement Pam. Life is busy so understand we don’t always have time to comment on the many blogs out there. Congrats on picking that writing project back up. I look forward to reading that devotional book. Have a great week.
Blessings….
I have a saying, “failure is not failure, its ladders of lessons and opportunities to do again, choose differently, try something new in accomplishing your goals for without the guildelines of those steps you would not know what to do and exactly how to do it.” For everyone is different and each path is uniquely and specifically suited. Sometimes there are things we must learn, know and understand before we reach where we are going.
Have a blessed day.
Know that even in your lowest moments, darkest hour, YOU ARE ENOUGH, You are not alone and you are loved.
peace.
Oh I like that saying Rhapsody. I do believe in every experience there are lessons to gather. Thank you for the sweet words of encouragement.
Thank you…..and thank you for blessing me with such great words of encouragement. I needed it because sometimes I do go through a phase where I feel discouraged or disconnected from my dreams. And I have to take a moment and remember what God promised me. Faith without the works is dead. If I quit, the working stops. And that’s something I cannot afford to happen. Thank you!!! 🙂
Yes, we all have those moments of discouragement but it’s good that we don’t have to stay there. God comes along and nudges us whether through direct word from others, what read, or the silent whispers. He encourages & strengthens us to get back at it again. Hope you have a great week ahead Toia.
Lord, Lord, Lord!!! Can I go under my desk and cry my eyes out? If I didn’t know better, Wanda, I would be certain you spent the weekend with me! Jesus knows! I’ll tell you this: I was literally going through my list of all i’ve given up on (yes, inluding walking) over the weekend, when the Spirit of God rattled me. In one of my “I’m so small” moments, I had promised a lady at a nursing home a lamp weeks ago and for the life of me, I could not find one that would be easy for someone with a disability. Finally, in desperation I found a $9 lamp in Target’s children’s clearance section (it had the pull string she needed) on Sunday and took it to her. She was estatic; would not turn the thing off. The lamp that embarassed me brought her joy. I was humbled. I had to repent for my attitude, because the truth is that that attitude went way beyond the lamp. I’m thanking both you and Holly today for a confirming and encouraging word.
God never ceases to amaze me at just how similar our experiences are at times. You already possess more than enough to give out to those you encounter and I’m a happy recipient 🙂 May we each have a fresh fire ignited to pick back up on those things we quit too soon! Have a blessed week.
Thank you Wanda,
These words arrived at the perfect time!
Doubt has reared its ugly head and I have wondered if
what I am doing is wrong?!
Thank you so much!
xo
Ahh Ella that monstrous doubt has a way of eating away at us.