It's Not About Me...

Well today has been a crazy day, and I must say, one that took a turn I never thought it would take. Let me back up a bit.

Over the Christmas break, I was doing what I do best on my days off. Sitting on the couch. And as I was parked there in my element, I was surfing the internet and catching up on many of my favorite blogs. On one of them (Lifeway All Access Blog), I ran across a post that was promoting a video contest called 'My Abundance' Video Contest. And when I read about it, the thought entered my mind to enter it and see where it might go. But like so many times before, the adversary rolled in and started telling me that I would never win a contest like that and that I was crazy to even entertain that kind of thought and that nobody...NOBODY...would vote for me.

Sound familiar to any of you?

But because of many things I learned last year, I decided that I was going to do it anyway and not give way to things that go against what God says about me in His Word.

2 Corinthians 5:17
2 Timothy 1:7
Philippians 4:13
2 Peter 1:3
Colossians 3:12
Romans 6:22
John 15:16
Proverbs 31:25

Just to name a few.

So...a couple weeks ago, the deadline was approaching quickly for submitting an entry, and my windows of time for getting this done were getting smaller and smaller. But...the day before the deadline, I finally had some time by myself to create the video and submit my name for the contest. The little amount of time I had to get the video done, though, did not afford me the luxury of doing any video editing. So there was no music and I was not able to add anything fancy...which...is a hard pill for me to swallow. Usually, if I'm creating a video, I have to make it good...or what's the point of making it!

When I went to enter the contest online, it gave me two options for logging in: either with my Facebook account or with just a regular login. Well...I took all the precautions to make sure that this would not end up on Facebook because, well...I didn't want anyone to know. Because then if I lost the contest, it wouldn't be any big deal. I hadn't even planned to tell my husband. So, I logged in with the regular login, closed my computer, and went on my merry way.

An hour later.

I logged on to Facebook to see what was up with all my friends. And to my surprise, there is my video plastered across my wall. Sweaty and horrified, I just said, "oh well...I will just delete this little post." And...well...I could not delete it. When I tried to find the little button to delete my post, it was not there. I could not find it. And it was not going away.

So...today some of the Lifeway speakers and authors hosted a live webcast to kick off the Abundance series for 2012, and during that hour would be announcing the 4 runners up and the first place winner for the video contest. And while I was working, I decided to listen in. And as they revealed the runners up, I was more and more convinced that I would not win because...I mean it...y'all...these videos were good. And the quality was excellent. And they had music. And the sound was good. And on and on. So...at the end when they announced that the grand prize winner was me, I sat frozen and sweaty all at once.

And then I cried. Because He reminded me once again today that it's not about me, but everything to do with Him. He has a plan and a purpose for me. And He does for all of us. And y'all...He just wants us to get out of our own dang way so He can do His thing!

And here is my little video.




Have a blessed day.