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Live: purposefully: Life as a fun-sucker.

3/17/2015

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Purposefully, defined:  resolute. an intended or desired result; end; aim; goal

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Once upon a time, I raced quarter-midget go-carts, I could wrestle with our boys using incredible moves like the full nelson and the scissor hold - lessons learned compliments of my brothers - I played hide and go seek on three streets in my neighborhood - in the dark, no less - back in the good ole days when it was safe to roam the neighborhood in elementary school. I was an adventure!  


Using this seemingly unrelated story might seem an odd way to convey my assessment of what living “purposefully” looks like to me. I mean, do I really care if I'm viewed as a fun-sucker? Parenting aside - because that involves an entirely different set of rules - in all honesty, I've come to the realization that I do care how I am viewed. I do care how I make others feel and the impression they leave with after our encounter. Not in a weird life-is-about-me-sort-of-way care, but in the way that I want people to view me, not in light of me, but in light of Who lives within me. I want to represent well! 

Purposefully...

Pause with me for a sec:  Have you ever left a conversation or an encounter feeling agitated, feeling “less-than,” feeling, well, as if the life has been sucked out of you? 

Me too.

I'm not talking about the friend who is in a hard place and rightfully so needs you to lock arms with them and walk the difficult path; I've been there myself when I've had absolutely no life to give. I'm not talking about the occasional times that we all experience where our take is greater than our give. I'm talking about the chronic-choice case...the person who chooses to live negative with the glass half empty, the person who consistently chooses complaint over being content, the person who lives with tunnel me-vision and can’t have a conversation without taking life. 

Conversely, have you ever left a conversation or an encounter feeling, you guessed it, better afterwards? Encouraged afterwards? Life afterwards?

Me too.


Living purposefully, I've decided for me, means living with the “intent” and "goal" of hopefully making a difference in the encounters of life, of being a giver in all of its many forms and not a taker in all of its many forms, in the view of those I know and love best to the view of those that are difficult to love to the view of those I know least.  

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Living purposefully, I'd love to hear what it means for you... 
4 Comments
Lele
3/17/2015 04:17:00 pm

you definitely represent Him well! I always leave a conversation with you encouraged!

Living purposefully...to me...is just being obedient to the Holy Spirit. Taking time to stop and listen to how He is calling me to live each day. Whether it be through kindness to a stranger in the grocery store, extra patience/grace towards my children, listening to a friend in a time of need, etc. And definitely being a giver and not a taker!

Love you! And your blog! 😘😘

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Tami
3/18/2015 01:22:58 pm

Love you comment, Lele! You are a treasure!

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Kristen
3/17/2015 04:47:51 pm

Yes to what Lele said...you are a fun-giver!
Living purposefully...I want everyone I encounter to see the joy I feel for Him on the inside, radiating on the outside. I want others to see me and KNOW that I know Christ. I want my joy, my beauty, my kindness, my peace, to be a direct reflection of Him. I have a friend who is this. Christ shines through her eyes. She is the most beautiful person I know because of her love for Jesus. I want my love for Jesus to be so big and so rich, that it just comes pouring out in my actions, appearance, everything. So I completely get what you are saying about caring about what others think of you. We just want to be living, breathing examples of Christ.
Love you and thankful for you 😘

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Tami
3/18/2015 01:52:34 pm

My sweet friend, Kristen...your comments - love!

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