Make a difference

People are always talking about something happening, good or bad, for a reason though most of the time we never know what that reason is. I know many things have occurred in my life and I never know why though I know it is the right thing without a doubt.
I have always had an uncanny ability to know what is probably going to happen in the future. It is hard to explain and it isn't that I see a clear picture, it is more of a gut feeling. Sometimes I welcome those feelings and other times I try to ignore them and hope that it is just me being overly cautious. Looking back at these times, I have come to the realization that God is leading me down a path and those feelings are His way of directing me down a path.
Pastor Rick said that when there are challenging times your life, it is during those hours that defines who we are as a person. Some people will let the world happen to them while others take this opportunity to make something happen in the world. It is up to us to really look deep inside and see what lesson we are learning in hard situations and think of how we can use them to our advantage. Who might be going through the same thing and just need an encouraging word to give them a boost? How do I make sure this won't happen again?
Everyday is a learning lesson and each day we get stronger. Sometimes people know what they are to become in life and others it takes awhile. They are decent at doing a few things but just have a hard time finding their passion.
I had a moment this past week at work. I thought that I was just "getting by" with my business and just waiting for the next thing. One of my members at the gym came to celebrate her one year of being a member and asked me to do her monthly weigh and measure. After we were done, and we looked at how incredibly well she had done a little light went on in my head. Actually it was more of a flood light. Seeing the sheer joy and happiness that my member was experiencing and her thanking me for being there for support filled me with such an overwhelming feeling of contentment. I always knew that God wanted me to help people and Him putting Curves into my life has given me that opportunity. It has lit a fire that I didn't know was there. I am now eager to get certified in as many aspects of fitness and open a new gym that helps men, women and children. My gut feeling is that God wants me to travel down this path. I am not sure how I am going to get it done and I am scared about the money aspect but that is when we need to look to God and trust that He has a plan. I am letting Him into those rooms of my life and releasing my fears. There is a plan and there are people that need my help and I want to make a difference.....I will make a difference.