Sister U Matter!

What is that something that you stand for? That something in which you believe whole heartedly? You know we have to be willing to stand for what we believe in, right? Even when we are ridiculed, rejected and misunderstood, we have to stand.  Did you realize that if we don’t stand for what we believe in, we’ll find ourselves settling for less than what we desire? Less than what we deserve?

“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything”—Malcolm X

In what areas of your life are you “falling for anything” today? Where in your life are you settling for less than the best? Settling for less than what’s been promised to you? Is there a dream that you have stopped believing will come true? Is there a heart’s desire that you have given up on?

I encourage you today to stand for your something.

Remember…Sister U Matter!®

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It was recently shared with me that a woman in her 50’s is pregnant with her third child and desires to have another child after the birth of the child she is currently carrying. (Oh yeah, did I mention that her second child is in the mid-20s.) The person sharing the news with me was just amazed and I joined in with my own version of “Oh no! ...Can't be...Really?!?! ”.

As the day went on, it dawned on me that just maybe the pregnancy of baby #3 may be a long-awaited desire of this woman’s heart. Just maybe she had been waiting on this opportunity and now it has finally arrived and she’s embracing it with open arms. So who am I to question it or complain about it?

You see, my opportunity may be viewed as someone else’s loss and my loss maybe someone else’s gain. Sisters, can we start celebrating with each other even when we don’t understand or maybe their choice would not have been our choice…just maybe that’s their good news!

Spread the word…Sister U Matter!®

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Life is good for the most part. Those not so good days can hit so hard though. Sometimes, those days almost choke the very life out of us. But I’m learning that when we go through those days, we are (and/or will be) an encouragement to others. Others will be able to get through what they are going through because they saw us get through those days. I’m also learning that although those days are designed to prepare, equip, stretch and grow us, they are also giving others a real life example of getting through those days.

Those days are temporary. I promise it gets better! We’ve got new opportunities, fresh ideas and new beginnings on the other side of those days. Never forget, especially during those days, you were created on purpose for a purpose.

Remember...Sister U Matter!®

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So back to my son’s football team’s Spring Game. We, the fans, tailgated prior to the game. It was a hot day, too. But we brought tents and even managed to find some shade. Our game was scheduled to begin at 2:30p. So we packed everything up and entered the stadium at about 2:00p. Only then did we find out that the games were off schedule and there was at least a two hour wait before our team played. So what do we do? Search for shade and we found it, too. We were so satisfied that we were not directly in the sun and there was even a light breeze every once and a while. Perfect! Right? Who could ask for anything better?

Well, guess what? If we had walked a few more steps, we could have spent our two hour wait in an air conditioned area with comfortable seating; literally, the absolute best seats and view in the entire stadium....at no additional cost!

Have you ever been in a situation where you settled for less because that’s all you knew to expect? You see, I had never had the privilege to seat in the “luxury” seating section of a football stadium before so it never crossed my mind that the luxury seating was even an option for me. My own expectations (and limited thinking) kept me hot, sweaty and uncomfortable.

My question for you: Are you limited or limitless? Check your expectations and see where you are. You may be settling for far less than the best and for some of us, the best more than we could have ever imagine. I challenge you to transition to limitless thinking and expectations and watch what comes your way.

Remember…Sister U Matter!®

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I recently attended my son’s football team’s spring game. It was played on a college campus and we were playing a team from another state with a higher classification than our team’s classification. We are a 4A school and we were told prior to the game that the opponent was a 5A school. No big deal. We had a similar scenario with last year’s spring game and we walked away with a win.

Well (sigh)…this game was definitely different. My son’s initial response regarding the game’s outcome, “I felt so disrespected. I have never felt that disrespected in my [football] life”. I must admit that as a fan, it was an embarrassing loss. Our team just seemed to be overpowered in every aspect of the game…and they were, so we learned after the game. Our coach explained to us (fans gather with the team after each game to pray with the team) that the opposing team was actually equivalent to a 6A-8A team and we were equivalent to a 3A when playing against this team. So why did the Coach schedule a game like this one? To expose our team’s deficiencies. You see, now we can work on those areas all summer and perfect (or at least improve) on them before our first game of the season in August.

Life lesson: Sometimes the things we go through in life are designed to expose the “weaknesses” in our lives. They aren’t necessarily meant to hurt, harm or break us but to show us the areas of correction or those areas that need perfecting.

As my son continued to process the game through the week, he said, “I’m glad we lost that game. Had we won, we would think we were unbeatable for the entire season and would not think we needed to learn anything. We would not have prepared as hard [for the coming season].”

I challenge you to begin to see those “losses” (those so disrespectful and embarrassing experiences) as opportunities for learning the areas where we may need growth.

Always remember…Sister U Matter!®

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