Don't Forget

 

Ryan has had some early work days this week, and I’ve had some mind-saturating days. So last night we took in a perfectly cheesy and perfectly predictable TV movie. It was so refreshing.

            Though I typically don’t find life advice in such movies, this one had a good reminder that I needed to hear. The main characters were young adults searching for their career passions, and it just so happened that both of them were creative types – writers and artists.

            I’ve been making a point this month to try to write more every day. I already journal and blog, but I am working on writing other things too. I have so much growing yet to do as a writer, and it won’t happen if I’m not…well…writing!

            It’s so easy to push my passions to the bottom of the pile in favor of the fires that need extinguishing, the responsibilities that need tended, and the expectations put upon me. Those things do matter, but the gifts God has given me matter too. They won’t ever increase if I don’t make time and space for them.

            Maybe you need that reminder too, today. Maybe you have God-given gifts and passions that are going to waste because you never make time to use or hone them. Don’t let that happen! Carve out the time to steward what you’ve been given.

            I’m glad for this cheesy movie and the affirmation it provided that time spent honing those skills is not wasted. I’m glad for the reminder that although taking a risk is scary, it matters.