Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Push the envelope.
There are times when your mind can make issues and circumstances bigger than they really are. I've done it and i know you have. But im finding that the things we deem to be soo huge when compared to other people, really aren't that big. Now im not belittling what you may go through, but the deal is no matter what has happened or will happen it can't beat you. You know why? Because each day you wake up you've already pushed the envelope. Sure there will be challenges and things that we didn't know were coming our way. But then again that's part of life and nobody knows what a day may bring. Most days i give myself a pep talk to get going and do what i have to do. I try to tell myself that doing things that others won't do will get you the results that others have. Not just in working out, but in life period! Real talk. It's not easy to do things that you really don't want to do. As a matter of fact it can be down right tough and sometimes it sucks. Especially when your snug as a bug in a rug in your comfy cozy rutt!..LOL! Ohhhhhh but baby we gotta push the envelope! My pastor from wayyy back used to tell me, "Young it doesn't matter what people do to you they can't eat ya." Hahaha!! LOL! Hilarious to me but soooo true! It makes no difference what the opinion of other people may be about you. What matters is how we see ourselves and more importantly how God sees us!! Up underneath all that stress and self pity we carry is a GIANT! A sleeping giant who has the ABILITY to push the envelope and do what people say you can't. The beauty of all of this is, we have the rest of our lives to get it right! Let's start today! One foot in front of the other and don't stop...not even after you get there. Because there always things to conqueor and places to go!! When your kids learned how to walk, about how many times did they fall before they got it? When you started riding a bike how many times did you fall before you got it? Get it? Sure you do!!! Sodas down! Water up!! Peace and Love!!!
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I think that pushing the envelope is a challenge. It is so easy to just let the status quo rule and we do - whether we like it or not. When every day is a "press" it can be defearing to stand up over and over again. 'But I agree with you that we have to. We really have no choice. We can let things run us over and make us street pizza or we can stand up and press back.
ReplyDeleteI have learned that my press does not have to be full on everyday. Its ok to have a weak moment. It's normal and we have to gfive ourselves trime to catch a breath and regroup. It is at those times that our press might just be the ability to praise in the darkness, whistle in the storm, so to speak. We might not be albe to stand just yet so ouir press might be from our kneew. We may not be able to move forward other days so our press might involve a friend that hold us up so thst we can.
I resolve to press the envelop every day in some way. The way things have been is not good enough for me. I know that there is more. More within me to come to the surface and more that God want s to show.
You are right to say that pushing the envelope is a challenge to say the least! I will admit there are times that physically i may not push, but from a seated position in my thoughts im ripping it open! It truly is a one day at a time thing. I know that there is more that God wants to do to and through us all. Keep pushing! Thanks for the insight!
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