The Long-ish Way · Kingdom Culture Revolution

6d ago in Personal Development & Purpose

The Long-ish Way

This week I finally achieved something that I’ve been striving towards for a long time. I finished a book that I’ve been writing. ✍🏻

In recent weeks it’s been my excuse. I can’t focus on that right now or I can’t start that project right now …. I’m determined to finish my book. A book I thought I was being led to write.

I finished it two days ago. The celebration was very brief. I looked at it and went through it and I was just not elated or happy with it. I was so confused.

I prayed. I waited. I listened and this morning God answered. Was this really God telling me not to release it or was it some sort of fear on my end? I got the answer!

“Mel, now that we’ve got your excuse out of the way… You are not going to release it. “

Me: “What???”

God: “Now, we are going to take that and utilize the skills I’ve given you and you are going to transform it into an experience. I didn’t create you only to write. I created you to be creative and stand out as you fascinate people with how you up-level something mundane as “just another book” to an experience that has the ability to attract & transform into something that can be savored.”

Me: So, I’m not finished with this yet?

God: No. Not yet. Remember how that segment in that show you were watching the other evening about integrity. How it was even expected from candidates in how they performed their exercises? How you were totally shook by how a candidate was totally called out on his sit-ups and the way he climbed stairs? As not having integrity and getting completely chastised for it? Then you saw how his lack of integrity also kept him from reporting an injury which nearly drowned him in the 500 yard swim? You are headed in not just for the 500 yard swim in the pool - but the equivalent of a rescue swimmer in the unpredictable environment of an ocean. So, I’m calling you out on your integrity in this. The book is your content for something bigger.

At first, I was disappointed - I’m very sick of this book to be honest. But that quickly transformed into excitement because I’m getting to transform the book into something that truly lights me up and I know I’ve been created for. God gave me an amazing download of what this is going to look like. I’m totally re-energized on this project now! I am so excited!

I am also reminded … I have a long prayer I pray every week in which I ask for God to specifically show me where I’m not showing up in areas of my life in integrity. So more than one prayer was answered!

So, I have a question for you:

How has God used or transformed your excuses?

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