“You’re right on time, baby girl.” Nancy, my precious “momma mentor,” has spoken these words to me many times, and they never fail to usher in peace and assurance. But, with my blog turning 1, and me turning 28 soon, I would be lying if I told you that I sometimes feel like I’m falling behind and definitely not on time with where I think I should be…
I am a firm believer that there is always more for us. I am also a firm believer that there is a grand plan for each of our lives, but some of us just aren’t willing to take the uncomfortable steps it takes to see it come to pass. But I also have this problem with wanting the “more” now and getting frustrated when things are not moving the way I think they should.
Society can sometimes make us feel like we aren’t enough. Society says we are not successful if we do not make a certain amount of money by a certain age, or if we are not starting a family, or buying a home, or even have a certain number of Instagram followers. If I let the voice of society overshadow the truth, I can become frustrated, impatient, and discontent.
My blog certainly hasn’t grown the way I hoped it would. I see many success stories that say things like “a year ago, I had no following, no experience, and no hopes of seeing progress, but now I have 893692364 subscribers and make 8983983 million dollars.” Okay so that is an exaggeration, but in my head, that’s how I see it.
I see people my age with multiple degrees working for giant corporations in big cities and building big beautiful homes. I see people my age living in foreign countries and traveling to Greece for the weekend.
The world tells me to hustle, but God tells me to abide and to await the promise. This sounds ludicrous and lazy to the standard society. If you want it, make it happen, right? While I believe that it is up to us to make life happen, I also believe that sometimes we make so much about measuring up that we forget that life isn’t just about living well- it’s about loving well.
Instead of measuring our success by society’s standards, why don’t we ask ourselves how well we are loving God and loving people?
We all have a uniqueness to the journey God has set before us, and no path is the same. That’s what makes us special. But if we continue to believe the lie that we should be someplace else, or that we are falling behind, we will discount our goodness in the now. We will miss the point of the present, and if we miss what is right in front of our faces, and ultimately, we will lose sight of where we are going.
Success to me is beginning to look different than society’s definition. It’s changing into what a Tuesday looks like for me. Not a high or low, but the slow pace of today. Did I smile at the stranger, did I tell the girl that she is worthy of the good, did I give my job 100% and use my abilities well? Did I love the person who makes me want to throw my fist through a wall? Did I spend time with my Father, and tell Him what He means to me, and most importantly, did I allow Him to speak truth into my life?
Did I let God’s love spill out of me today? If my answer is yes, I call that a successful day.
God is not concerned with our status, our career, the number of Instagram followers we have, of what kind of things sit in our homes and in our driveways. He is more concerned with who we are becoming, not where we are going.
So today, know this truth:
You are right on time.
You are on your way. If you keep putting one foot in front of the other and stepping out in love and faith, you will find yourself to be in a place of contentment and peace. Never stop working hard and being your best. Never stop loving, never stop giving, and never stop being kind. Success is measured by who you are becoming. Success is measured only in the journey of you abiding in the joy of where you are and where you will be. No matter where you find yourself now, know that you are right on time, and there is more for you. There are more people to love, more of God to be had, and more of you to be discovered. It’s all in the path of your unique design.
Abide in the journey, love in the journey, and know that you are not far behind.
You are right on time.
David says
I like that you share, opposed to holding things in. I have been reading your blog for almost a year now and please keep sharing. David
Bo Williams says
Sunnie, this was exceptionally appropriate for me today.
You might say it was right on time. 🙂