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Recently life is life-ing! If you are new to my blog – welcome, but you should know sometimes I make up my own words. Just roll with it. 😂 So many things in my life occurring simultaneously in addition to working full time. Y’all sometimes between work and after-work activities –  I’m exhausted!

But, there’s a phrase we say at our church and something I’ve read in several books this year which says “I Get To Do This.”

This phrase has helped me on so many long days of working when my eyes are crossed and I’m beyond tired!

This phrase has become a motto for my life – I get to do this!

I’m often cautious when I respond to my friends by text. For example, I remember recently texting a friend saying I have to do a task! I quickly corrected myself and said “ I get to do this!

The words “have to” sounds like a chore – while the word “get to” for me sounds like I have an option and it feels more like an honor or privilege.

I get to go to work every day.

I get to go to the gym and work out.

I get to blog and share my life to encourage and inspire others.

I get to write books.

I get to coach others and so much more!

We all know words have power! Life and death are in the power of your tongue. I challenge you to go through the week with the attitude that I get to do this vs I have to do this and share if it helped change your perspective for the week!

I get to do this!!!!

“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I’ve always thought I’d done a great job of resting because I’m a professional napper, but not really. A few weeks ago, I decided to be more intentional in my resting and to sabbath.

First off –  Ummm, y’all why is it so hard to rest sometimes?

Chillin’ in bed isn’t hard to do – but being intentional about not doing any type of work was a little harder.

Sabbath is a promise God gave to us to work 6 days and rest on day 7 and to trust him. While my day of the week for sabbathing may change depending on my schedule, I am intentional about my sabbath day of rest. For me, my sabbath is about trusting God with doing what I can in 6 days and for God to provide the difference when I honor myself by resting.

In this season of my life I need to take resting seriously or else I will overextend and overwork myself by trying to say yes to everything.

What did I do for my sabbath?

I’m glad you asked, I’ll share.

My sabbath day:

1. I took a day off Social media.
2. Spent a few hours going through old prayer journals and allowed God to speak to me.
3. I also did not work. I did not spend the day cleaning or washing clothes. (Side note – I’m considering hiring someone to clean for me.) 🤔 Back to my sabbath. I had the day off from my full-time job, but I also intentionally didn’t blog or create any reels, or anything else.
4. The rest of the day I rested in bed and relax.

I can’t lie, the first hour or two I was tempted to log in to social media, but I deleted the apps from my phone, so I wouldn’t log in. As I go into week 3 of my sabbath, I’m looking forward to resting.

How do you honor your body by resting?

“And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I was in Atlanta this weekend eating dinner and I overheard this young lady informing the waiter she had all the information in her phone to host an event. Y’all I was probably being nosey, but she was also talking loudly – so I listened too. I’m working on my listening skills. 😩😂😂

Anyway, this young lady had pages and pages of notes down to potential hired employee schedules. I’m thinking Geesh – she has more information than some people who have launched successfully. But like many what is stopping her and others from moving forward?

This lady had the money, the business plan and everything else but she lacked the confidence to move forward because of fear. She shared with the guy she was afraid to fail.

Can I be honest, there are several things I haven’t done in the past or feared doing because of failing. It’s a common fear. So, I completely understood.

But I’m in this season of my life where I’m more afraid of what happens if I don’t pursue something and don’t fail.

Each potential failure – is a “lesson” we learned of what not to do next time. Those same “lessons” can be used to “teach “others from the mistakes you learned. We are currently living in the Information Age. People will pay for information that they don’t know.

I’ll share an example I used of lessons I learned and how I turned into something used. I turned my mistakes I made with my first book, “Things I Learned Before I Turned 31” into my second book – “My Self-Publishing Secrets.”

I turned my mistakes into lessons.
My lessons into a book to teach.
My book into passive income.

I want to be clear of what I’m saying and what I’m not saying. I’m not saying start something without a plan, but also don’t not start something because it isn’t perfect.

No one is perfect, but God.

Think about all the people who are waiting for you to execute your ideas, gifts and talents into the earth.

From publishing my first book, I can now see fruit. I’m not boasting in myself at all. I’m boasting in God. I’m grateful God gave me the ability to create books to give him glory. Since I moved past the fear, I’ve self-published 5 items and helped others self – publish their books too!

In closing, my prayer is that we all get busy in this season executing what God has given us to give him glory and to bless others.