We recently drove to Colorado for a family reunion and vacation. We took the fastest and most common route on the way out there but decided to deviate from the norm on the way home. We wanted to see something different, so we decided to drive through Wichita and then drop south to Texas. Let me just say, the drive from outside of Denver to Wichita is gorgeous. Vast farmland. Rolling hills. Who knew Kansas was so pretty?
I drove the entire time because I get carsick when I am the passenger. As I drove through all this glorious land that seemed to never end, I began to feel really small. Everyone in the car was quiet and occupied with their own thing, so it was just me, my thoughts, and the open country road. As I drove I envisioned seeing myself from space; like a satellite picture from space. All I could think of was that I was a teeny tiny spec in a great big world.
We get so hyper-focused on where we live. We are so used to the everyday scenery that we lose sight of the great big world that extends beyond our four corners. For me, I think this is partly defense because when I think about how vast the world really is, I can become overwhelmed and feel meaningless.
But, for some reason on this drive, I felt mighty in the boundless space.
I realized on my drive that I am not a teeny tiny little spec. I add great value to the area God has placed me. So do you. If we all did our part in our tiny spaces, we would fit together like a billion piece puzzle. I am placed where I am because this area needs a Megan here. You are placed exactly where you are because that area needs a you in that space.
I truly believe that when we get to Heaven, we are going to see that the teeny tiny is really the enormous; that the mark we leave on our communities is like the immense farmlands we drove through. Our mark, our impact, will roll on endlessly if we serve where we are planted and believe we have purpose in that space.
As I drove through the expanse of land, I couldn't help but feel empowered. My mind shifted and I realized that I am much bigger than a teeny tiny little spec. I have a purpose, a voice, gifts, talents, and the ability to serve my area. It became very clear to me on our drive that how I choose to use those things matter greatly. If I choose to ignore them because I feel I don't add any value, the puzzle will be missing a piece and I don't want to ruin the masterpiece.
"You go where you're sent
and you stay where you're put
and you give what you've got."
Jill Briscoe
Love & Blessings,
Meg
I drove the entire time because I get carsick when I am the passenger. As I drove through all this glorious land that seemed to never end, I began to feel really small. Everyone in the car was quiet and occupied with their own thing, so it was just me, my thoughts, and the open country road. As I drove I envisioned seeing myself from space; like a satellite picture from space. All I could think of was that I was a teeny tiny spec in a great big world.
We get so hyper-focused on where we live. We are so used to the everyday scenery that we lose sight of the great big world that extends beyond our four corners. For me, I think this is partly defense because when I think about how vast the world really is, I can become overwhelmed and feel meaningless.
But, for some reason on this drive, I felt mighty in the boundless space.
I realized on my drive that I am not a teeny tiny little spec. I add great value to the area God has placed me. So do you. If we all did our part in our tiny spaces, we would fit together like a billion piece puzzle. I am placed where I am because this area needs a Megan here. You are placed exactly where you are because that area needs a you in that space.
I truly believe that when we get to Heaven, we are going to see that the teeny tiny is really the enormous; that the mark we leave on our communities is like the immense farmlands we drove through. Our mark, our impact, will roll on endlessly if we serve where we are planted and believe we have purpose in that space.
As I drove through the expanse of land, I couldn't help but feel empowered. My mind shifted and I realized that I am much bigger than a teeny tiny little spec. I have a purpose, a voice, gifts, talents, and the ability to serve my area. It became very clear to me on our drive that how I choose to use those things matter greatly. If I choose to ignore them because I feel I don't add any value, the puzzle will be missing a piece and I don't want to ruin the masterpiece.
"You go where you're sent
and you stay where you're put
and you give what you've got."
Jill Briscoe
Love & Blessings,
Meg
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