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That is the word that has continuously echoed in my head.  MOVE. 

Have you ever heard a whisper from God that seemed so vague, but was exactly what you needed, even if you really didn’t want to hear it?  God spoke to me a few years ago about starting this blog, but it just ended up feeling like another thing to add to my ever-growing “to-do” list.

 

Blog? I’m not so sure about that God…  Because I’m about to go from working single mom to being a new wife and mother and I just don’t think I’m equipped and ready to add another thing to my plate. But after I get settled in to marriage, then absolutely! Blogging I will do.  Oh yea, but God – about that promise?  Well, now I’m pregnant wayy sooner than I thought I would be.  I’m about to go from new wife and mom of 1 to a wife and mom of 2, and I just don’t think I’m equipped and ready to add another thing to my plate.  But after I get settled into this newborn life again, then absolutely! Blogging I will do.  And this time, I’m sure of it!  But, hey God? Yep, it’s me again.  Know that blogging thing we talked about?  Well I was DEFINITELY going to do it, but now (in case you missed it) I’m pregnant again and about to go from wife and mom of two, to wife and homeschooling mom of 3.  And 2 out of the three 3 will be under 2 years old and dependent on me for everything…yeah I’m sure you get the picture.  God CERTAINLY, you know (because you’re totally all-knowing) that I’m not equipped and ready to add another thing to my plate?  Right??

 

Sound familiar?  Maybe you aren’t married yet or a mom, or even being called to blog, but you know there is something that God has called you to do that you’ve been hesitant to start.  Hesitant to MOVE. Some burning desire that you have convinced yourself wasn’t your desire after all – maybe because of fear or doubt – that you pushed to the back-burner of your heart and mind so that you could hide behind your very own ever-growing “to-do” list. Or maybe you’re like me, and since your life did not fit into the picture-perfect box you always imagined for yourself, you’ve let your own ideas of what you thought you wanted your life to look like hold you captive from becoming all that God was and is calling you to be.  Friend, that is the enemy’s way of pushing you to bury your talents beneath a mound of insecurity or pride (or both), and that is a dangerous, dream-killing place to dwell.

 
I’m reminded of words our church’s youth pastor once spoke to us in a summit meeting: “If my thoughts or actions are controlled by either insecurity or pride, then I’ve made my God too small and myself too big” (all credit to the amazing Pastor Beth).  And then she followed it with a familiar passage of scripture from John 3:30 NIV: “He must become greater; I must become less.”  In this chapter, Jesus had begun his public ministry and some of John the Baptist’s circle were actually becoming jealous that Jesus was also baptizing people because at that point, John was the only one who they had ever seen baptize anyone.  John, in his wisdom, already had the revelation that everything in his life and ministry had been leading up to this point – he had been anxiously awaiting the coming of the Savior in all His glory!  But the people around him were so blinded by their own pride that they could not get out of their own way and see that the solution to every question, fear, anxiety, or unmet desire was right in front of them in the form of precious Jesus! They totally missed it!
 
It’s easy to read and be amazed at how people in scripture had no idea of the miracle that Jesus was when He was standing and preaching there, right in front of them. But if I’m honest, I know that I sometimes miss the miracle.  I wonder how often we, in our constant struggle to be in control and hide behind our schedules, our pride, and our commitments miss the call to the abundant life that God has prepared for every single one of us.  All He asks of us is simply to trust him and M O V E at the leading of His spirit.
 
 
So here I am! Finally blogging – Ahhh! I have no idea where this journey will lead, but I am trusting the all-knowing Father to lead me, just as He leads me in every other area of my life.  My prayer is that this space will become a community where we can build each other up, share practical tips to living a grace-filled life, and encourage each other in ALL THE THINGS.  We were not made to do life alone and this is OUR own little virtual space to make sure we never have to!  I look forward to getting to know you all.
 

With love,

Krystin

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