Start Where I am At


Do you ever have one of those days (or possibly several days) where you just ‘feel’ as if you are spinning your wheels? Parts of your day has been good . . . productive, but you have so many things or ideas swirling around in your head that you find you have not accomplished all that you would have liked to?

Sunday turned out to be a day like that for me. While it was a good day ~ the sermon was challenging and convicting, I took some time to relax and read . . .and do some pinning on Pinterest ~ the day has ended with my heart being a bit discontent.

It’s a New Year and while I don’t want to call certain things that are motivating me “resolutions” . . . I do have some goals that I would like to see myself accomplish this year. Yet, goals can overwhelm me. Why? Because I think of too many and then I do not know where to start.

I want my life to be pleasing to Him and I believe one of the ways I can be pleasing to Him is to be efficient with my time, talents and possessions. To be more efficient in my life, I see that I need to de-clutter some of the areas of my home and get more organized. I am motivated to do this . . . but also overwhelmed.

What I hear the Shepherd telling me is . . . start where I am. (Which is not such a bad idea, since the room that needs the most organizing is the one I sit in right now ~ the office!)

This is what He tells me when it comes to my heart ~ He wants to start with me right where I am. I don’t have to be perfect . . . I don’t have to be organized . . . I don’t have to be efficient . . . I just have to be willing.  I must be willing to present myself to Him . . . to listen to Him, to take small steps of faith towards Him, to work in cooperation with Him on one thing at a time. Just thinking about this brings a peace to my overwhelmed heart.

Little steps . . in my home . . . in my heart . . . in my goals. In time I will see big changes.

“I say it is better to be content with what little you have. Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more, and that is like chasing the wind.” (Eccl. 4.6, NCV)

Are you content with little steps? Are you ready and willing to start with where you are at?

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