Where My Feet Are At

Man oh man has it been one heck of a year. And quite honestly, I’m sure like most of you, dealing with all the craziness of change. I know for myself there has been a lot of up and down, twists and turns, happiness, and a few shed tears. But one thing has really stuck out to me. Understanding and being ok with where I am at.

Now before some of you misinterpret what I’m getting at, I want to explain. Being ok with where my feet are at goes back to another blog I wrote before about understanding the controllables in your life. Like the previous blog, you can only control your attitude and effort you put into any given day, any given situation, any given thing. So understanding that there are moments in your life that you can’t control. If you are where you are, then there is a plan in place that God is working on that has you there for a reason.

That may be hard to hear or even understand for some. But what I really wanted to get off my chest has been this thought that not even me, but other people have even been mentioning to me and it just feels like something I really wanted to offer someone reading this some encouragement.

Being able to be find something that has you content is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because you can find happiness and joy with where you’re at in a current moment. You can find the smallest blessing and no matter what is going on you’re happy with nothing changing. Or it’s a curse, you feel like you’re stuck in a place and you won’t ever be able to get out.

However, here is what I really want to focus on with where my feet are at. Being content is often heard as being ‘comfortable’. As being ‘satisfied’.

This season a lot of people have asked me about my performance. And yes I am having a wonderful and successful year. But the focus of this year for me was never about the on-field performance. My focus was on how this year made me feel. It was focused on being able to enjoy things again, to have fun. This season though, those people have asked me a question a lot, “don’t you want to be somewhere else?” And every single time I have come to a great realization that it’s out of my control. I’m happy where I am at. I’m not satisfied to the point of me stopping my hard work and dedication and even the fun I’m having. But ‘I am where my feet are at’ I suppose. Taking in every single moment for what it is and enjoying the blessings of each opportunity.

God truly has challenged me with this thinking though this year which is why I feel like I’ve noticed other people in this same mental spot as me. And recently I have found some encouragement from Philippians 4:11 “…for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.”

Whatever the circumstances that Christ calls us to, whatever the situation he Has our feet in. That is where we are at. It’s where our feet are at. And when you keep reading that same scripture, in v.13 “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” It’s God’s way of reminding us that no matter where we are at, He is the answer through it all. He is the joy we need, He is the part of us that we feel like we are missing.

So what is it in your life that you feel content? Is it something you feel is a blessing or a curse? Is it something that we need help finding the joy, or being more filled up? Where are your feet at, and where can God help you in that journey?

Dear Heavenly Father,

I pray over this journal, and just the words that were on my heart. I pray that your will be done in my life and those that read this. I pray that you continue to shower down blessings, but also remind us that when we have moments when we are in the same place. When our feet are somewhere, that you show us why we are there. I pray that God you continue to put our feet in the places you want them to, that we can help other’s while we are there, and find contentment in any situation.

~ Amen