Tag: Motivation

First off, I want to start by giving God the honor He’s due. I want to thank Him for truly being my ALL. Y’all, He really is good.

Secondly, I want to say “Hello” to you! I haven’t spoken in a while, or even shared much. I went from sharing four times a day to only sharing once. Honestly, I’m still trying to figure out how I did it without scheduling posts. Almost 100% of the time, I was writing in real time! Anyhoo… I truly hope life is good for you and you’re doing well.

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So, if you haven’t noticed, WordPress now has an “On this Day” notification that lets bloggers know what they’ve shared over the years on a specific day. Kind of like Facebook memories. Smile. Well, over the past several years, I’ve shared the same message on this day but in different ways. The message is/was “Just Ask.” After revisiting past posts, I thought I continue with the theme—Just Ask!

Here’s a look at what I shared on July 18, 2024—

Four years ago, I wrote Just Ask. In the post I described a time where I wanted something and God responded instantly. Which, at the time, was a common occurrence. I would nonchalantly think of or mention something I wanted and God would deliver. Just like that! Well, lately I have not asked for anything. At least, not anything specific, and I’m not sure why. However, what I do know is I need to get my “ask” back. Yes, I need to start asking again.

I ended the post with, “I need to get my “ask” back.” That was two years ago.

Before I began writing this post, I took a moment to reflect on the last two years and my “asks.” Did I ask God for the things I desired? And did He deliver them?

The answer is “Yes!” I asked, and He most certainly answered and delivered, and still is! Y’all, God’s done so much more than I realized. Here’s one example (there are so many!):

After I took my last big leap and resigned from my job (five years ago), I couldn’t afford to attend any of our national dietetics conferences. Shoot, I could barely afford to attend the state ones. Y’all, I was so disappointed because I really loved going to those conferences. That’s where I made new connections, and where I recharged for the year. Then, nothing. I was working from home. Very little interactions with colleagues, and I had stopped volunteering. Basically, I was isolated, and I felt it.

Then 2024 happened!

A few months after I wrote the post mentioned above, I attended our national conference in Minnesota. Last year, I attended the one in Nashville. I’m smiling as I write, because it was nothing but God! This is how He worked it out for me.

In April of 2024 (before I wrote the post in July), a colleague asked if I’d consider running for President–elect of our state’s dietetics association, and one of the perks was an all expense paid trip to our national conference.

Now, I’m going to pause right here.

You see how God set that up?!

He knew what I wanted, but I had to do something in return to get it. As Joel Osteen’s father John would say, “How badly do you want it?”

First, I had to come out of isolation. I guess I should mention that I was also going through a few life changing experiences at the time—my mom had passed the year before, and to top it off, I was a new 50 year old. For years, I had asked God for my life over 50 to be different, but I wasn’t expecting the way He delivered the transition. Honestly, it had me feeling a bit confused and lost. Whew! What a time that Jubilee year was!!

Anyhoo… Second, I had to serve again, which was something I had been doing forever, but stopped when life started happening. So, I had to do both—come out of isolation and serve my community—in order to get what I desired.

Y’all, when I tell you God knows me so well! He knew exactly what would get me back going. And He knew I could do it. This is why I will never stop serving or praising Him!

Today, I’m reconnected, refocused, and rebuilding. Y’all, I can’t say it enough, I just love the way God loves me!

This is it for now. Thanks for reading! I’m getting ready to head to a board meeting—this time as past president. I can’t wait to see everyone!

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Remember, it’s Self-Love Saturday! Be sure to do something extra special for yourself. And listen… Ask! I promise God will deliver exactly what you want.♥️

I love you,

Shaun

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