Facing the Giants

I saw the movie Facing the Giants last night. Although the acting isn't great, I love the message. It's what I've been focusing on for the last several weeks. It's about committing, focusing your efforts, and leaving the outcome up to God. It's about realizing that we don't know what's best for us, what will bring forth the greatest purpose of our lives. We have been given inner desires, the passions and talents we were born with. And they move us in a direction in life. I believe these are the arenas in which we will play. But in order to make the most of our lives, really live our purpose, and influence others in the most significant way, we have to let go of the outcome and we have to ask for help from our Higher Power.
In the movie, the coach does this. He's at the end of his rope. He is full of fear. And so he turns to God and puts all of his trust in Him. The coach, in his asking, receives a download of what to do with his team to make the biggest impact, not necessarily to win. And then he acts on this download of information. He gets his team on board with him. And they work hard everyday, with the right focus. Then some amazing things start to happen. They start winning for one thing, some miracles occur in the lives of many players and then from there other students. He receives gifts that didn't seem in anyway related to what he was doing as a coach, that amaze and overwhelm him.
These are what I believe happen when we have the right focus and we really put in the work in a consistent manner. Karma comes back. We are blessed in miraculous ways. Sometimes the miracles are obvious and sometimes we have to look for them and acknowledge them as such. Today I will do these. I will recommit to the priorities in my life, practice the rituals that I have put in place and act on inspiration, and then I will look for the miracles of today. This is a way to see who we really are and see what we are capable of. It's better than we think. ~Julie