To STOP believing only what my eyes can see.
My eyes can only see a very small glimpse of what God is actually doing. I get an inch of sight, and His plans and purposes go on for miles. He is orchestrating an incredible plan we would never dream of, but we limit our belief to the inch we can see.
When I quit my job 9 years ago, my husband and I were in a place where all the balls were getting dropped. We had four kids 6 and under, my husband was running a business and managing the farm, and we were simply drowning in chaos. Something had to give, and I knew it was my job. I loved my job, but more than anything, I loved the identity I found in it. I had spent a lot of money on my education and quitting felt like failure…like I was just throwing money (& my identity) down the drain.
God knew that I had a tight grasp on it all, and He had some lessons to teach me along the way. After a few months of staying home, I got antsy. I missed working. I missed the purpose I had in PT. I even pursued what I thought was an easy open door to work just a little, and it was slammed in my face. I remember being in tears, not at all understanding what in the world God was doing. None of it made sense.
A year later, God brought @revelationwellness training into my life. With a new 2-month-old baby (and 4 little kids), I committed to this training program that culminated with a week-long retreat in the mountains of AZ. I came back set FREE and immediately started teaching faith + fitness classes in my community. They took off. I needed to find a bigger space and began teaching classes in our local town hall to 20-30 women.
Taking that bold step of faith and God closing other doors that “made sense” led me to take an even bolder step of faith into starting my own cash-pay pelvic health business in rural Iowa. On paper, this looked completely foolish. But dreams that God had placed on my heart (that I literally thought were dreams ONLY) years and years ago began coming to fruition. From there came online classes that have sold all over the world, reaching up to millions with social media, an online fitness membership, and now a gym, circling back to the beginning with faith + fitness classes once again.
But guess what I could see 9 years ago when I quit my job? NONE of this. I literally thought I was taking a few years off until my babies were all in school and then I’d go back to work at the same location doing the same exact thing…for the rest of my life.
What if I had trusted only what I could see in front of me? What if God hadn’t closed the doors He closed early on? I would have missed out on ALL of this. What if I wasn’t open to taking risks? What if I only trusted in myself and my human wisdom?
I would have missed out on ALL of this. God had this whole crazy incredible plan that I could have NEVER dreamed of in a million years. But I could only see an inch. Even now…I can only see an inch. I see what is in front of me. But maybe He’s just getting started. 😉
So stop believing in only what you can see.
God’s got miles of crazy, incredible goodness for you if you’re willing to die to your own plans, control, and wisdom.
Proverbs 16:9 “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”
1 Cor 1: 25 “For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.”
