Are you striving or surrendered?

Sis, God wants you to claim His peace. He wants you to enjoy life and enjoy it in abundance. Yet all too often we fall in and out of a place of striving to make "it" happen. Striving looks like; stress, anxiety, unhealthy pressure, worry, "no time", busy. Striving looks like having a calendar of "doing" and time investments that do not align with God's word and order of priorities. IMO, these are God's priorities for us - Personal relationship with God first - Personal health and fitness in body and soul (lack of health/fitness, a diet of processed foods, becomes a distraction and inhibits your relationship with God and others) - Helping our husbands and being moms - THEN we get to add on our outward purpose and Kingdom calling ("work") - Service in church or community (you may be serving the community through your business) Surrender is a position God wants us to operate from. Surrender looks like... Seeking God first each day (being in relationship with Him, learning His word, His ways, and inviting Him into our planning .... asking for His direction EACH DAY) Then creating the goals, the vision, and the plan to execute it ... (He gives us our wants when we are intentional in our walk with Him. When we are doing our part to be in a relationship and seeking Him, we can be assured that as we mature in our faith, our wants or the wants He has given us) Then take the daily actions that align with His Word, the vision, and the plan He has given you (for each aspect of life) Then surrender the outcome, trust in His faithfulness, His time.... Operating from a position of surrender is choosing to be active participants while surrendering the timing of the result and outcomes. Striving limits our greatest experience, impact, and outcomes. Surrender opens a greater connection to peace, purpose, and fulfilling our greatest potential. Trust me sis, I think it's a lesson and a distinction I'll be learning until the day He chooses to call me home. He knows your heart and your intentions. I encourage you to take this to prayer, where do fall right now? Are you operating from a position of striving or surrender? If you would love to learn how to spend more time in surrender and be surrounded by women with common focus and goals then join us in our free Facebook community The Faith Fitness and Freedom Community