Ironically enough it came from an episode of ER where a character, on her 31st birthday, was upset about dedicating her life to becoming a surgeon instead of marrying and having children. She was left feeling very alone and started to focus on all the families around her and began to feel very badly about herself.
Her mentor told her this: "I don't care how many babies people have or how many dates you miss. Very few people could have done what you did today. You have a gift. You have a GIFT. The minute you start comparing yourself to others is the minute you forget that you're doing exactly what you were meant to do."
Last Friday, I had one of my best days at Children's. I had my first one-on-one therapy session with a 10 year old girl. After the session, I was glowing. I felt like this what I was meant to do and nothing felt more right than that moment. I felt completely lined up in the purpose that God has for me right now. All of the things that had consumed me last week, weren't even a passing thought now. They never entered my mind. I was doing what I loved and doing it well. When I focus on all the things I don't have, I cannot see what God has for me right now. And He has great things for me. He did not put me here to compare myself to others. He has a purpose for me and it is so much better than anything I could have imagined.
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