Nothing is Wasted

About four years ago, I was sitting on my bedroom floor and I remember asking the Lord what am I supposed to be doing with my time and in my life. I didn’t hear the still, small voice of God. I’m confident now that He did speak, He always is. I remember asking Him to guide me in my desire to be a creator in whatever lane that maybe. Genre came to mind.

Some time later, a desire was placed in my heart to create a faith based lifestyle platform that encouraged others in their walk with God and celebrate their uniqueness. Truth be told, there have been multiple occasions where I was like, “nope, Lord not it!” Now even. I mean, four years of waiting?! At the same time, the impression I received four years ago went from being placed within me, to being on a notepad, a vision board and very soon, shared for all to engage within an online community.

The vision board I created on October 18, 2015, has survived in different homes, season after season. It was written. Placing the vision where I could see it every day was like an accountability partner that couldn’t audibly speak! Who would’ve thought?

Since the day that vision of Chalssie’s Genre was placed in my heart, I have literally walked through days where I “felt” as if I was on top of the world and other times, sometimes without warning, I have “felt” like I was drowning; fighting for my life. What I failed to keep in mind in some of those circumstances was that the pressure, mishaps, the unknown were a prerequisite for growth in my life.

The thing about this journey is that, we can plan and be intentional. Look and feel great in front of the world; yet find ourselves in a place where we feel as though we are lost. Yes, even as believers we have times we do not have the answers.

But one thing that I have learned through my little time and walking with the Lord is that test and trials will come, that is a fact! And, although the test may sting sometimes, He is constantly doing a new thing. He is maturing you and showing Himself faithful to you and in the lives around you. He’s right there with you. He is planting seeds in others’ lives through your walk. He is shifting and moving things around in the now for your next season. We have to be in love with the journey and not just the destination. More importantly, in love with the Creator, not just the promise. The small things ARE the big things.

So I ask, what is it at the core of your being that you have shelved? If you can identify it, I challenge you to pick it up, dust it off, hand it off to God and know that your dream is not dead. Hold firmly to the Lord, and be confident that all things work together. The answer to your question resides within you and stands alongside you. The tangible answer that you have been waiting for is right around the corner, friend. Nothing is wasted, all things work together.

With Love,

Chalssie

Proverbs 3;5-6

Romans 8:28