2 tired 2 care?

Written by Lacee Romero. Want to write for our blog? Email us!

I like to stay busy, but the month of June crossed over from busy to insanity. As I look at my calendar I have all of my little girl’s camps & events, my best friend’s wedding, all of my work appointments, and stuff at church.  Each space on my calendar has a list of to-dos, want to-dos and find time to-do.  Just as soon as I made time for what seemed like EVERYTHING I received the email from Pastor Cody.   This email had one sentence “what do you think?” and a file attached.   I thought I was going to see something that would take a few minutes to look over and give feedback.  WRONG!   It was a summer reading challenge.  After skimming over the reading list with my to the minute schedule in the back of my head I wanted to reply with a witty remark about never sleeping again.  I like a challenge so I told him I thought it was a wonderful idea and was secretly praying for a 25^th hour in my day.  My head was saying challenge accepted and my calendar was SCREAMING you’re crazy! My heart and my head were not on the same page.  My competitiveness had taken over and I was going to complete this 100 day summer reading.

4 days later I am sitting front row at the Inspire Conference.  I was very excited to hear Matthew Barnett from the Dream Center. He spoke three little words “I get to…” and began telling a back story of the Lord revealing the moments that changed his feeling of HAD to serve to moments of GETTING TO serve!

I walked out of the sanctuary feeling like the Lord sat me on that front row so he could do work in my heart.  That girl who had a child out of school for the summer, a friend who was getting married, a job that at times is too busy, a place to serve, and a summer reading challenge had a shift in mindset.  The next few days the Lord started to show me how blessed I am. I get to be a mom, I get to watch my friend marry an amazing man, I get to work, I get to read my Bible wherever… I have watched and prayed for friends who desire a baby, I see people that long for authentic community, who are out of work, and hear of people who cannot sit down at Starbucks to read the Bible because it is illegal.  I am blessed to “get to”!

Even after hearing this message I find myself slipping back into my feelings of “having to” and the Lord has been faithful to remind me “I get to”.   If I could I would tattoo “I GET TO” on my forehead because in the moment it is so hard to remember, but instead I have written it on my mirror, a sticky note in my office, and in my car.  Shifting my mindset to “I get to” is not easy, but when I rest in it good things start happening.  I am a better mom, friend, employee, and servant.

The shift has made those extra minutes in the morning that I would have hit snooze easier to forego because I am getting more time in the Word.   Summer might be a new level of busy, but I am blessed in this season.  Blessed to “get to”!

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