I have always been a very passionate person. Raised in an art-centric home, my parents taught us that our life was filled with possibilities and that we were in part in-charge of our destiny.
My dad was an artist. Supporting our family of seven, he painted and did graphic arts in his studio. It was his dream.
My mother stayed home until I was in college and then went to embrace her dream, to be a nurse. She started nursing school when she was in her forties and worked as an RN until she died.
Passion for living can be a beautiful thing but there can also be a downside to it. Sometimes, our longing to embrace our deepest desires can cause us to charge ahead, derailing the natural order of our process. We can blow past important steps that prepare us for our future, affecting the outcome when we arrive.
The opposite can also be true. Resisting any movement toward our deepest desires because of fear can prevent us from embracing our dreams, as well.
So, what is the answer to this dilemma?
Despite all that I have been through over the last few years, I still believe that God cares about our deepest desires. Rather than frantically running ahead of Him, I am going to TRY to take intentional steps forward and to trust Him to realize those dreams in my life, in His time.
Living intentionally,
Carol Marchant Gibbs
Stories Changing Lives