Yes!

"You are good at doing what God wants you to do."

I was told this by a friend a few days ago and it has been bouncing around in my head ever since. What I believe she was telling me was that I was not afraid to say, "no" to the things I didn't want to do just because I felt pressure from other people. Which is very true, I am a no person. I justify it with let my yes be yes and my no be no. (Matthew 5:37) And also, that I have to say no to the bad and even good things so I can say yes to the best. (Luke 10:38-42) 

I can say no. 

But am I willing to say, "YES"? 

Will I say yes to the things that God wants me to do? Will I say yes to where God is leading me? Will I say yes to who God is wanting me to be? Will I say yes even when I am fearful and have doubt? Will I say yes even though it will take work? 

I have let my no mean no, but I can no longer skip the other part of that verse - I will let my yes be yes.

Yes, I will commit to be who God has created me to be and to reach the goals that I have set for my life.  Seriously, I'm done being this wishy-washy person.

We can't say yes to everything, and I also see now that we can't say no all the time.

And then yesterday while sitting in church listening to Mike's sermon God continued to speak to me on this very subject. God has given each of us a responsibility to build up the church and create community. (Ephesians 4:12-16)

Am I willing to say YES to the unique fit God has made for me? YES!!!

Yes, I am willing to explore and discover what I was created to do. And then Yes, I WILL STEP into it! Yes, God has given me something to contribute. I will no longer back away because of the level of effort it will take and I will stop ignoring it because of the fears I have. Yes, I will do my part to build up the church. Yes, I will express grace.

"Without the effort I don't get to share the full grace of Jesus Christ." (P.Mike)

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So thank you Mike for your sermon and words from God that spoke to me right where I was. Thank you to my friend for telling me that I was good at doing what God wanted me to do which got my brain thinking about all of this. And thank you to my friend Jill for checking in on me giving me the accountability I need and speaking the encouraging words to me to help me take that step.

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Let us be willing to say NO and to say YES.