Is that how you go about being you? Doing just enough. Bluntly – if you aren’t growing, you’re standing still. And where does standing still get you? Exactly! You are behind because life is an action word. Seriously, If it is worth doing, then it’s worth doing well. And when it comes to being and doing you, this should always be one of your foundation blocks. Do not mean to be rude, but is that all you are doing – occupying space? What are you doing with your space?
This response of ‘getting by’, is sometimes spoken as ‘fine’ but obviously fine is not the status. The purpose is typically meant to stop further discussion. Unless it is said in a whiny voice meaning, ‘ask me more’. But why is this a condition you would like to inhabit? What value is there to… getting by? Not being hassled? Actually, hassle needs better defining. Webster says: “…a disorderly dispute… or quarrel.” Is this what’s being avoided? Attempting to live your life, your way without dispute? Never gonna happen. Besides, where’s the challenge, the excitement, the passion, the growth?
You never were meant to stand still. The Word says, “…rooted and grounded IN HIM…” (Ephesians 3:16-17) not in cement. If you aren’t growing and moving, then what kind of Ambassador are you (2 Corinthians 5:20)? There was an article in “Ministry Today” that listed 5 requirements to be a warrior for God: “1. keep you life clean, 2. keep your eyes open, 3. keep your heart grateful, 4. keep your purpose firm, and 5. keep your mind on Jesus.” Possible? Are you? What is your witness, your testimony? How are you walking in the abundance prepared for you? None of these can happen in a ‘getting by’ standard/status.
What stops you from being, doing (fill in the blank)? If you haven’t identified what/who is blocking you from attaining your goal/objective or even simply being your best you, then how can you possibly succeed? I would suspect that you first need to identify if, where, or how you are advancing is your best. (Never settle for ‘good enough’.) Don’t be a ‘getting by’ person – reach for the goal – Philippians 3:14-14
“…But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining
forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the
prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. … let us hold true
to what we have attained.” (v. 16)
