If I can not do great things, I can do small things in a great way -Martin Luther King, Jr

There are many days I struggle with feeling like I am enough. I want to do great things, but I don’t even know what great things I want to do. But I still feel the desire to make a difference burning inside of me. When I don’t know what to do, I do the next thing in front of me in a great way. I watch for open doors and look for connections with others. And I wait. Wait truly is a four letter word. But here is what I have learned. The preparation is in the waiting. There are things inside of me that need to be developed before I can move on to doing greater things. There are also things inside me that need to be mitigated. Maybe there is jealousy or bitterness, or envy that I haven’t even realized is there that could be detrimental to me if I don’t address it now.

As much as I wish we could deal with our personal issues in a vacuum, we cannot. These take time and relationships. Notice that relationships can bring out both the good and the bad in us. As the Bible says in the book of Proverbs, iron sharpens iron. It is while we are in relationship that our rough parts are sanded and that our good parts are enhanced This is true of friendships, romantic partnerships, relationships with our children and parents.  Any relationship can encourage the best or worst in us. We have to learn from what each unique situation brings out of us and grow into who we are intended to be.

Growth is a process that continues throughout your entire life. Take the next step and do it in a great way. It will not happen overnight. It won’t happen the way you planned. But it will happen.