Prospering Where You’re Planted

How are you? Really…. Are you happy, sad, mad, discouraged, blessed and highly favored? Have you  been waiting on a promise to come to pass and are you keeping “busy” in the mean time? Waiting on the “magic” moment where everything in your life falls into place and your life is perfect is difficult to reach if you’re just sitting around waiting for it to come to you. Prospering where you’re planted means that no matter what season your life is in, you need to do your best right now. Doing your best where you are will show God that you’re ready to move to the next level He has for you. One thing I find myself doing is focusing on the next step before I complete the current step. Maximizing the potential of your current situation is huge.

Whatever area of your life you are struggling….. your career, health, relationships, finances. If you go through life saying “when I” instead of “I am” you won’t make it. If you want a different career, ask yourself- what do I want to do and what will it take for me to get there? Whatever it is- don’t wait! Do it right now.  God put amazing promises in me in regards to my career. I have to admit…. I’m so excited about it!! But I also know that I have to do my part or God will not allow me to prosper fully. Are you struggling financially? This one is important to me. For me it meant re-evaluating my budget and cutting out the unnecessary spending and being okay where I am. I also had to recognize that my goals and where I want to go are more important than the temporary gratification of eating out or buying new shoes…lol… yeah I said it. If your health is a struggle – unless it’s a medical issue- you really can make positive changes. For me I’m finally starting to see the prosperity in this area. My self-esteem took a serious hit and I desperately needed to see a change in the way I viewed myself. I set a goal of running a ½ marathon in December. Up to this point, I’ve only done 5k’s. This goal is so challenging for me because while I’m training, I’m also trying to lose some weight and tone up. So far it’s working. J As for the relationship area… this is where I struggle daily. Yes…. I said every single day. I’ve been single for a while now. I’ve had the opportunity to date, but I haven’t. God put a promise in me about my future husband and He told me to wait. Me? The most impatient woman on earth?! You want me to wait for my Mr. Right? What? I can assure you- Charletta was NOT happy to hear that. My patience has been tested more than I ever thought possible. But, I’m not settling for less than who God has for me.  I have cried to God and told him I didn’t want to wait for my Mr. Right. He’s not ready and it doesn’t seem like he ever will be. I felt like it was my time and I was ready- the issue here- I thought I was ready. God didn’t say I was ready. That was 6 months ago. So while I’m waiting on God – I’m focusing on other things in my life and guess what? Those areas are prospering. I even re-vamped my master plan! Now when Mr. Right shows up, I’m a better woman and that will help my relationship.

If I had not decided to be happy and grateful where I am right now, I would have been stuck for who knows how long. If you’re not grateful for what you have, you won’t appreciate what’s coming. Make sure your heart and mind are planted in the Word of God. Seek Him, trust Him, and obey Him, and everything you do will prosper.  I was thinking that I was all good and that I needed to wait on God- the reality was He was waiting on me.

Charletta Adams is a life coach and public speaker. Her blog is regularly on http://www.thegodlife.net/