Do the Work That is Yours To Do (in spite of challenges).
It’s exciting to think about doing the work that you were put on this earth to do.
Most people can get a buzz off that.
But it’s less exciting to actually do that work in the midst of challenges and trials when you have every good reason to stop, or at least take a break.
I’m glad I carried on in spite of some disruptive challenges that I faced early this summer.
Easy But Not Right
Earlier this week, a young man finished a mentoring programme with me that we started when there were some acute health challenges in my own household.
It would have been easy to have pressed the pause button on my business and stop mentoring for a while, especially as my situation meant leaving home for six weeks.
But it wouldn’t have been right.
I’m not suggesting that there are never times when business should take a backseat – and I’m certainly not saying that one’s responsibility to care in the home doesn’t take precedence over care outside the home – but our capacity to serve beyond ourselves and our immediate families might be greater than we initially think it is.
Knowing our true capacity, beyond the superficial complexion of the challenges and difficulties we face, is a matter of deeper connection between self and God.
Our perceived rationality doesn’t always equip us well to determine this.
It’s a matter of the heart; a matter of faith.
And in my heart I knew that I had to keep the show on the road.
Timely Results
It was gratifying this week, then, to hear my client reflect on his journey through the mentoring programme.
When he started the programme he felt like he was experiencing a mid-life crisis of sorts, exacerbated by a close family member being seriously injured in an accident.
He had an immediate need for the mentoring programme.
Having come to the end of the programme, he told me that he thinks about what he’s learned from it on a daily basis, putting it into practice in everyday life.
As such, he’s especially hands-on in assisting with the rehabilitation of his family member.
Through his effective use of the 3 Stewardships framework, he’s made significant progress in all aspects of his life, creating new habits in the process.
I was especially delighted to hear about his experience when I reflected on how easily I could have withheld my services in view of my own challenging situation.
My heart, not my head, knew best.
Do the Work
It’s not enough to indulge in the excitement of finding your path and purpose; it’s necessary to actually do the work you’ve been called to do in serving those you’ve been called to serve.
And to do so in a timely manner through faith.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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If you would like to create a life of purpose, meaning and fulfilment in your own pursuit of sustainable success then drop me a line: tom@3stewardships.com.