{"id":876,"date":"2012-07-31T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=876"},"modified":"2013-01-24T17:41:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T22:41:14","slug":"the-resolution-for-women-week-5-timing-is-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/07\/31\/the-resolution-for-women-week-5-timing-is-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"The Resolution for Women- Week 5: Timing is Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"

“If you do your best but you expend much of it on the wrong things, you’ve not only wasted a lot of your energy and resources, you’ve also lost time and opportunities you may never recover….. being your best at what God wants you to be doing – that’s the thing to shoot for.” (page 94)<\/em><\/p>\n

Being aware of what the season is that you are currently walking in is so important. My days and priorities will and should look a lot different as a mom of older teens and young adults than when I am retired and all my kids are grown. If I lived the retired lifestyle NOW sure I would\u00a0be having a blast…. but my kids would not get the nurturing\u00a0and guidance they so desperately need at this crucial time in their development. If I was retires and constantly in the “business” of my kids and grandkids, that would be just as inappropriate.<\/p>\n

It is important that we carefully consider what we are currently “owning” and start giving back any situations or stuff that belong to other people in our lives that we have taken on for them. Do you know what I’m talking about?<\/p>\n

There is a fine line between having compassion for others and wanting to serve and help them and carrying their burdens more than God ever intends us to. The more intimate your relationship with the Lord is, the more easily you will be able to discern if you are properly owning the right “stuff.”<\/p>\n

As a mom of teens…. for my own sanity\u00a0I HAD to become a master at this!!!! Here is my favorite example….<\/p>\n

It is 8pm and your 9th grader (Tim) comes up to you right after you got on your comfy jammas and got settled in nicely to your favorite spot on the red sofa:<\/p>\n

Tim: Um, mom…… I need you to go take me to get poster board.<\/p>\n

Queen Mom: Ok, when do you need it by?<\/p>\n

Tim: Well, my project is due tomorrow morning, so I need it tonight.<\/p>\n

QM: When did you find out about this project?<\/p>\n

T: Two weeks ago….<\/p>\n

QM: Oh, ok. Did you forget about it?<\/p>\n

T: Yeah.<\/p>\n

QM: Well, I have two options for you.<\/p>\n

1. I can pick up poster board for you tomorrow when i go to the store and you can turn in your project late for less credit. OR<\/p>\n

2. It will take me a half hour to get dressed and go to Wal-Mart to get it for you. It would take you that long to make lunches for all the kids for tomorrow and vacuum the living room to help me. If you do that for me, I will go get your poster board when you are done.<\/p>\n

…the decision is theirs and DO NOT go get the poster board until they have completed what you asked them to do for you. This shows them that your time is valuable and teaches them to create boundaries and think ahead. You did not own their issue.<\/p>\n

How else does this happen to you in your life? OR…. are you the one who tries to have others own your stuff? Have you mastered this already and have your own wisdom to share?<\/p>\n

It is okay to say NO!!!!!\u00a0 What you will find is that the more you say NO to the things that God is not intending for you in this season, the more time you will have to say YES to fill spaces and gaps where HE uniquely designed you to be!<\/p>\n

NOW THAT IS FREEDOM!!!!!<\/p>\n

____________________<\/p>\n

Let’s pray: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord, please show us today the areas in our life that we so desperately need YOUR discernment!!! Help free us of our selves and see each situation how You want us to see it and not take on more than You want us to take on… one season at a time! Help us to continue to be more comfortable and confident in our own shoes so that we will not be tempted to take on things that are not ours to carry or own. I thank you in advance for all you will do in our hearts, minds and spirits this week, Father, and may You get all the glory! In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen!!! <3<\/em><\/p>\n

Your Assignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As you think about those things you want to do but\u00a0can never seem to make time for, remember the biblical appeal that says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) How could this deliberate act of trust and perspective free you to invest yourself more joyfully in TODAY? Please share your answer with me below….<\/p>\n

After you have completed this assignment here, go back to your Facebook Online Bible Study Group, and see what fun activity we have for you there!\u00a0 You never now what we will come up with!!\u00a0 If you do not belong to an Online Bible Study Group, and would like to, please email us at GirlfriendsCoffeeHour@gmail.com, and we will be happy to add you!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Be a blessing,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Megan \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n

…Don’t forget about the Men’s Journey over here:<\/p>\n

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