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Life

How Committed Are You?

Shaun Bradford

You say you want it, but are you committed to what it takes to get and keep it?

What I am asking is – Are you 10-toes down, 100 percent, will ride out the storms, come hell or high water, committed?

If not…

Do yourself a favor and move on. You are basically wasting your time. With this being said, if it’s something that you truly want (that dream), you can always give it another try when you believe you are 100 percent ready to commit. I am a believer that if it is in God’s will, it will be; however, you have to be committed to receive, maintain, and sustain it.

Here are a few additional questions to ask yourself, ones that I have asked myself time and time again:

Why do you want it? Is to prove a point to others? Is it ego driven? Do you believe it will make you appear more valuable? Will it make you a better human being? Is it something that you and your ancestors will be proud of? When it’s all said and done, will God receive the glory? That last question is the most important of them all. Because if God does not receive the glory, it is not worth having.

Evaluate/re-evaluate your motives and level of commitment. If it’s something you truly want, and God WILL ultimately receive the glory, then go for it!
Life

Submit and Commit to the Process

Shaun Bradford
You cannot start, skip the middle (the process), and go straight to the end. Nothing in life happens this way.

Short story…

When I was a teen, I wanted to play the piccolo. My sister and one of the girls at church played the flute. Well, I did not want to be like them (always had to be difficult different). I wanted to play the piccolo. Everyone I asked about how I should get started said that I would have to learn to play the flute first. Y’all, I wasn’t even in band or interested in playing other instruments, but I was drawn to the piccolo. I believe it was because it was so tiny and cute. I’m a sucker for tiny, cute things. Well, starting with the flute was not going to happen so I never played the piccolo. One day I’m just going to buy one and teach myself to play. That’s what YouTube is for, right? Laughing

Anyhoo… this is how my life has been since as far back as I can remember. I want what I want and I want it how I want it. Don’t judge me. Over time I have gotten better. Listen, I hate all of the in between stuff. I say I love watching God work (the progression) in my life; however, sometimes I feel He can skip a few steps. Y’all, my patience for getting from points A to Z is very short. Not sure if it’s my attention span (because I swear I have ADHD), or if I am just impatient. Either way… at 50 years old… I am finally completely submitting to God’s plan (I might get sidetracked every now and then– Lol) and following all of His steps. If I want XYZ, I have to go through the entire process. Y’all, I have to stop being so stubborn. Ugh!

My mantra for this current season is “I am submitting and committing to the process.”

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Love you.♥️

Shaun