Ever feel like you’re stuck in the middle? Like the room
moves around you, but you don’t have a spot to sit? Like people wave and say
hi, but then pair up with other friends? Or perhaps you see where you’re at
with your career, and you can never really achieve the next level while others
around you are moving up every day. There’s so many reasons we can feel stuck
in the middle, not quite at the bottom any more but never quite reaching the
top. And it can mess with out minds, and our hearts.
But here’s the thing with our positioning...our spots. God
has us spread all over the place so we can reach people all over the place.
Each and every spot has its importance and if you ask him, he'll show you. He
did with me. See, I confess I have struggled with feeling like I’m stuck in the
middle, but God decided to start working with me on it, showing me that he had
me right where he wanted me. Not only did he reveal how my heart and eyes
changed to see others in the same position, but as I sat complaining about
being a “middler” he whispered, “Just like the jelly in a donut, you’re right
in the sweet spot.”
No lie. He compared me to a jelly donut.
I so love a God who brings it home to us in such relatable
terms—plus he had me giggling. And that’s just it. God loves us that much. He
doesn’t see our lives in levels, he sees them in all the sweetness with which
he created us. He sees the purpose and the position he created us for. Each of
us unique. Each in a spot best situated to reach people for him—if we stop
fighting it and let him use us.
So where does God have you? And are you content with it?
Oh this is soooo cool, Susan, and I love the way God spoke to you, giving you just the message you needed...using a donate analogy, to boot. In some ways, my life feels like it's zooming forward without me being able to keep up. But I'll admit, there are a couple areas in which I feel like I've been stuck for awhile now. And I have days of being totally okay with that and days of feeling like I'm being left behind. But just like you said, I think God has me right where he wants me...in a place that has me reaching for him more than I would otherwise. And that's sweet. :)
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