Break Your Routine & Become Marvelous!

Are you on the path of something absolutely mediocre or something absolutely marvelous? Do you get up every morning excited to start the day? Do you strive to become the best version of yourself?

Or, do you wake up every morning and do the same ol’ routine? Do you wake up Saturday morning wandering aimlessly through the day only to go to bed and wake up Sunday morning wandering aimlessly through that day as well?

Or do you wake up Saturday morning with a list of chores that couldn’t possibly be done in two days, but you try?

It is easy to get caught up in a "routine". If you’ve seen the movie "Hope Springs", you know what a routine can do to person and/or relationship. it’s a very enlightening movie, especially for married couples. It opened my husband’s eyes as well as mine to what we DON’T want to happen to our marriage. Here is a brief overview of the movie without giving too much of the story away.

"Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couple’s specialist (Steve Carell) in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough – the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place."

Now don’t get me wrong….I don’t want anyone to have the feeling of "never satisfied", "never happy with what I have and always wanting more" or "always looking to the future instead of living in the now". Those mindsets are destructive. However, we can live in the now, be grateful for what we already have but still work towards something marvelous!

God calls each of us to become the best version of ourselves. We are called to be great wives, husbands, Mothers, Fathers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers and friends. We are called to serve. We are called to share our gifts. We are called to be marvelous. Whatever your calling is….remember, God is with you…..and with God, you cannot fail!

So whatever hopes and dreams you have for your life, break out of your routine. Plan your work, & work your plan. Set goals and strive to meet them……..dream big, pray hard, then do with great enthusiasm! Your marvelous life is waiting for you!