As I continue to live in my purpose and embrace this extraordinary journey of success, nothing thrills me more than to be able to share nuggets of wisdom that I am learning with you. Every time I am in a “valley” or in a “dry season,” I am starting to understand that I am going through that valley to learn and mature not only for myself but for others.
With maturity, comes a further level of understanding that one can only appreciate until after a lesson is learned. In all transparency, this year has been quite the test of faith for me but in the midst of it all, I have learned to find my joy and peace within myself which was something that I know I could not do a year ago.
I want to share with you the most valuable lesson that I have learned this year thus far. I have learned that when we really let go of our major concerns and stop trying to figure out how “it” will happen, get taken care of or get paid for – then that is when I believe God comes in and does what only He can do. I kid you not when I say that my greatest achievements in life have come when I was not looking, when I let go or when I was not worried about it. It happened as I went about my life, minding my business free from worry.
It’s a magical thing that happens when we let go. Let go of our fears, let go of our worries, let go of people, let go of pain, let go of figuring out how to make it happen and make a conscious decision to trust God while continuing to put our best foot forward. What I have embraced is this very fact: grace will take you where hustling can’t.
If you only knew how God has been proving Himself faithful even in my life’s storms. All I have to say is “Wow!” Furthermore, I see that every perceived “set back” is something that God has allowed or something that He has put in my life only to make me sharper, wiser, more faithful and more confident in my journey. I now know for a FACT that my steps are being ordered – even when circumstances may not make much sense to me.
Isn’t that what faith really is in the first place?
Today, I encourage you to let it all go. Whether your concern is about your business, financial situation, family or next step in life, I want you to just let it go. Now, I’m not saying to live life aimlessly and not have a plan or goals. What I am saying is to focus on what you can do and let go of what you cannot do. You are not in control of the seasons, God is. As much as I would love to have summer start all over again, it’s just not that time of year. What I can do is adjust to the season that I am in and prepare for the next one. And you never know, there may be an opportunity on the horizon that may take me to a place where the weather is lovely all year round. I am choosing to live in expectancy of great things, but I am letting go of how it will all happen.
I promise you that when you let go, do your best and trust your process you will begin to see the magic begin to unveil on its own. If there were tulips growing in your garden, you wouldn’t stare at them all day every day waiting for the moment in which they sprout open right? You would water them, nurture the soil and go back to your life. But you know that eventually, those beautiful flowers are going to blossom. Same goes for you. Just water and nurture your soil, go back to living your life and trust that your blossoming moment will come to pass.
XOXO,
Maria I. Melendez
@embraceherlegacy