I'm Not There Yet -- When Will 'IT' Happen

“…teach the older women to live in a way that honors God… teach others what is good… train the younger to love their husbands and children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands.” Titus 2:3-5 NLT

So many times I have set goals for myself and then I would sit back and seemingly just wait for the “IT” to happen. I never meant to do that, but it does seem to have been my life’s pattern. Is it any wonder that the “IT” never happened?

When will I ever become a Titus woman the bible talks about? I did promise myself that would be my goal, especially now that I am a senior citizen and am widowed. I thought this would be a good way to spend my final days – living for the Lord and helping other women know the perfect peace of God. Perhaps that was my problem, I made it a goal and I wasn’t doing any training.

I remember reading messages from my niece about how she was training to run a marathon. I believe it was a 25k run, or something of that nature. As far as I am concerned, once you get past the 1k mark it might as well be a 50k run for me because I was never cut out to run marathons. Back to my point… the point is she began to train for her goal just weeks after giving birth to her fourth child. Every day she began to nourish her body with the proper diet and she began to increase her stamina by running a bit further each day. It didn’t happen overnight, but within months she was prepared and ready to run. She reached her goal and ran the race. She prepared daily and shared with all of us her progress. We were all cheering her on during her training and celebrated her completion. Now she is known as a marathon runner and her next goal will only be another race. She will never have to earn the title of marathon runner again because we all know who she is and that she will continue to strive for more. It has become a way of life for her.

Perhaps that is where I have been missing the boat, waiting for the goal! I need to begin training each and every day to be the woman God has placed on my heart to be. I will begin feeding my mind with the things of God. I will continue to share the truth of God and share my shortcomings so that others can see how God made it right. It is about me, not the other person. I need to change my focus and not allow my world to be conditional on the people – my life; my goal is not dependent on the circumstances that surround me. My foundation, my life, my goal needs to be built on the solid rock of Christ. I need to keep on pressing on for the prize!

“I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling us (me).” Philippians 3:14

I will continue to sing the song of hope…