More of Him…Less of Me

A God-sized Dream is a desire in your heart for more of what God has for you. ~Holley Gerth

Holley’s question for this week:

“What do you really want more of in your life? Will you dare to say it out loud? Hint: it probably means having less of something too {ex: more joy, less stress}.”

Last week, I put my God-sized dream here in writing…to continue expressing hope and encouragement to the hearts of women through writing and speaking caring, sensitive, and honest words.

What I want more of in my life is an open heart and mind for what God has planned.

I want to not get stuck within my comfort zone.

I want to step out in faith wherever and whenever God leads me.

Two years ago, God led me to start my blog and an online Bible study for women. Oh yeah, He took me way outside of my comfort zone. Although He may have had to drag and shove me at times, I loved where He was leading.

Then about a month ago, as the first study of this year was nearing its end, my energy and enthusiasm were at a low. I started to wonder if God was telling me to take a break.

Days later, God confirmed it. I was relieved. And confused.

Was God telling me I need to spend more time with Him and regroup before hosting another study, or was He turning me in a different direction on the path He has me on?

I don’t have that answer yet.

I know what I can’t get out of my head, though…

I want to keep writing—on my blog and in guest posts, and maybe that will lead to freelance writing.

I feel God leading me to grow my leadership skills. And I wonder if that will lead to one day speaking to women.

What will there be less of? Me trying to control these things.

Don’t get me wrong, I will take advantage of opportunities that come my way, but I won’t force them.

I will step out in faith when God leads me to do so. But if He’s not leading, I won’t rush ahead and expect Him to catch up to me.

More of Him…and less of me.

That’s what I want.

A God-sized dream isn’t about what you do as much as how you do it. It’s about pursuing life with passion, purpose, and going with God wherever he leads.

~Holley Gerth, You’re Made for a God-sized Dream

How about you?

What’s your God-sized dream?

In Christ,

Laura 

Linking up with Holley Gerth, Jennifer at #TellHisStory, Winsome Wednesday, WholeHearted Home, and The Weekend Brew.

Hope and Praise {Psalm 71:14}

In Christ,

Laura

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The Hurdle of Fear

I haven’t been here writing about God-sized dreams for the past few weeks. I was ready to put my current dreams in writing, and then before I could do that, my days went a little topsy-turvy.

As they straightened out, I began to see one word standing tall in the settling dust.

Fear.

I’ve been distracted, so I’m not sure when the fear started creeping back in. But I know who it’s coming from…

The enemy.

“If the enemy can’t make us deny our dreams, then it seems his next tactic is to make us delay them.” –Holley Gerth, You’re Made for a God-Sized Dream

The enemy will try to move our focus off of the goal any way he can.

He sets up hurdles in our way, and each one seems bigger and more intimidating. That’s his plan—if we get tired enough of jumping over them, we’ll stop trying. Or at the very least, it will take us longer to get around them.

                                     

The enemy may have slowed my God-sized dreams lately, but he can never extinguish what God puts in our hearts. 

Fear has had enough of my time over the past month…so, here goes…

My God-sized dream is to continue expressing hope and encouragement to the hearts of women through writing and speaking caring, sensitive, and honest words.

What comes next or how this dream takes shape, only God knows right now…but I trust He’ll let me know when the time is right.

Take that Satan!

What dream is the enemy trying to stop or delay in your life?

In Christ,

Laura

Holley Gerth's book You're Made for a God-Sized Dream is now available! (Click on the title to see it on Amazon.com.)

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When You Feel Alone

Encourage 24/7 is no longer active, but you can find this post in its entirety here: When You Feel Alone.

Have you ever felt alone and lonely, even while having family and friends around you?

It doesn’t make sense, but it happens.

Maybe you know what I’m talking about.

When it feels like there’s no one to talk to.

No one who understands or has time for you.

No one who cares what you have to say, or is interested in your dreams and goals.

Join me at a new site today called Encourage 24/7 where I’m talking about my experience with loneliness.

Feeling alone is not new. From the days of the Old Testament to days we haven’t seen yet, loneliness is a part of life—and it’s also a time to move in closer to God.

Has there been a time in your life when you felt alone, despite who was around you? Share your experience by leaving a comment here or at Encourage 24/7.

In Christ,

Laura

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