2/11/22

COMMIT


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is post was written for Five Minute Friday
Word prompt--COMMIT
Five minutes to free write about it
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Two thoughts popped into mind when I saw this week's prompt.

Psalm 37:5 was the first one -- "Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you" (NLT).

My second thought was about how it seems that I'm better at keeping my commitments to others--especially work related ones--than I am at keeping commitments to myself. Even after much prayer and asking the Lord to help me follow through, certain personal resolutions have gone unfulfilled year after year after year. Why is that? Does anyone else relate?

2/5/22

ACHIEVE




This post was written for Five Minute Friday
Word prompt--ACHIEVE
Five minutes to free write about it
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Recently I reconnected with an old grad school friend who tracked me down through Facebook. She has achieved much and the bio she shared with me was impressive. As I read it, my thoughts started traveling down the bunny trail of remorse over the poor choices I made during this 60 year interim, the squandered talents and opportunities. 

More than anything, I had wanted to make a difference, to feel acknowledged, to achieve something of significance, but that's not the way things played out. Life did not turn out the way I wished it had.

Regrets, however, are futile. Not one of us can go back and change the past. So midway down that trail I stopped and reminded myself that we are all Divine originals created by God for a special purpose no one else can fulfill. Unlike the world, He does not measure our self worth by our achievements, or by how other people perceive us, nor does He measure success in numbers. 

A question I had never considered popped into my mind. Am I really where I am today because of the poor choices I made, or am I here by God's design? Perhaps this is exactly what and where I need to be for this particular moment in His plan. Perhaps it's a token of His mercy and grace towards me.

Had I pursued my talents and education to their fullest, would I maybe have spent my life chasing after the things this world has to offer instead of the things that have eternal value? Would I have missed God's gift of salvation, a greater tragedy by far? That's a thought to ponder.