As For Me and My House Has your mindset needed a modification over the last couple of years?
By Laura Loveberry Elementary School Assembly Author/Speaker, Inspirational Speaker Women’s Retreats/Conferences, Caricature Artist
Previously, I set two objectives… and both failed. I desired a waterfront house with sunsets and a full speaking schedule to inspire audiences. God’s glorious sun-setting views, and encouraging audiences, ignite me. The pandemic hit. Boom! Lake houses soared in price, and all my speaking events got canceled. Bam! We adjusted. Unwilling to break our budget, we nixed the lake house after years of searching. We built a garage, and the boring wall became my view. No lakeview sunsets. My disappointment weighed me down until I altered my attitude. Taking action, I painted a pleasant view to lift my spirits and enhance the bare garage wall. I created a mural of our Victorian home and added the bible verse, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord,” (Joshua 24:15b NIV). My window view lacks a glorious sunset, but shines for God with my substitute-for-sunset mural. We love it. Our smiles beam. My mind shift extended to the little pond my hubster built in our backyard. It’s only four feet but hosts goldfish, lily pads, and the occasional frog. I named our petite pond “Lake Laura.” Therefore, we own a lakeside dwelling, don’t we? Giggle. My
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lake-house mentality took a twist. We created contentment with our current home. We shifted our mindset. As all major gatherings got canceled, I altered my ministry path, too. In lieu of speaking, I determined to write inspirational books and earn a ministry degree. Free time opened to accomplish these goals previously on the back burner. Reboot! My outreach direction shifted. I miss the speaking events, but pray my future books and education will impact others for Christ.
If we reject sulking over situations, we can create contentment with a mind shift. Bingo! Are there other areas you and I can reposition, rearrange, or recast our vision? Can we amend, adjust, and adapt objectives when calamity hits? Boom. Bam. Reboot…. Bingo! When life takes a spin, we can shift for the win. Our ministry mindset can move the direction of God’s U-turns. We can be mindful and amend our map when life flips. Don’t flop. Desires can dart new directions. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord… and adjust to God’s leading.
