Five Minute Friday: Ready

Ready

Hands poised over the keyboard, I was ready to write my five-minute post last night. I had spent some time in my ‘brainstorm room’ (aka: shower stall) and came up with something decent to start from. But when I sat to write it out, I was interrupted by my 3-year and her urgent need.

After helping her, I was no longer prepared to write anything. What little energy I’d had left was used rushing her to the bathroom…changing my own pants. I set my alarm before bed, intending to be up early and ready to write.

The kids awoke before the alarm, shaking up my plans yet again. Even now as I attempt to type this up, I’m being stopped by my mini-mes for all manner of reasons. None urgent, but just enough to derail me.

In my head, I had everything planned out. My graphic was ready to go. I was going to post, link up on social media and share a word of encouragement. Sounds like a beautifully layered salad. Except that the bowl was flipped up in the air and all the layers started mixing together changing from the artistic layered look to the organized jumble of a tossed salad. All the elements are there, but in a different order now.

And perhaps this was my lesson? So often I think I’m ready for things. I make seemingly good plans and have fantasized about my intentions and my reach. In my mind’s eye, I visualize a certain path.

Reality, however, is a different story. One of the definitions for ready is ‘willing’. My own willingness is only one part. I need to be willing to yield to God.

My thoughts, my ways, my plans…my, my, my. They’re all limited. Me & my flawed self do not know it all. While my intentions are usually good, I cannot predict the outcome. However, God knows. He knows all! When I’m ready to trust Him, to let Him steer, He will use it for His glory AND will even bless me in the process. Because He’s gracious like that.

I always want to be ready for more of His grace.

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I’m linking up with Kate and the five-minute Friday community today. The rules are simple. Just write, freely, uninhibitedly for five minute. No editing required/allowed/needed.

  • Gabriele

    Loved the tossed salad imagery. That worked for me and I understood completely. Another way to say what you are sharing about is to use the phrase “quick to observe”. Observe has multiple meanings but i like the idea that when our salad gets tossed we can be quick to observe what needs to happen next. Your writing is very inviting. Thank-you, a FMF friend.

  • Tonia Bendickson

    That’s SO beautiful, Sabrina! (stopping by from #fmfparty) I love how you chose gratitude and to see God in the midst of the messy mundane. Bravo!

  • Lisa Moles

    What a beautiful post…sorry that your salad got tossed – but if this is the result – yay for tossed salad! “because he’s gracious like that” – I love that and can hear myself saying the same thing. It’s the easy, yet awed relationship with God that makes everything possible in my life. Thank you so much for sharing your crazy day. Your FMF neighbor!