The Key Word: Boast

    "But we will not BOAST of things
                             without our measure,
but according to the measure of the rule which GOD hath
             distributed to us,
       a measure to reach even unto YOU."
                                              2 Corinthians 10:13


Friends this has been a good week. Such a good week in fact that it would be very easy for me to boast about it. Let me attempt to share without boasting.

I was offered and have accepted a new job. I start in two weeks. It is more than just a job, it is an opportunity for a career. After close to two DECADES in the retail world I am moving on. I am ready. I am sure that my family is ready as well.

No longer will my schedule be inconsistent. I will be home by 5:30 during the week more often than not. I will be home on the weekends (with the occasional weekend event I need to cover). I'LL BE ABLE TO HELP COACH MY KIDS SPORTS TEAMS!

This is indeed a game changer for us. 

I am happy and I feel a weight lifted off of me. I want to rejoice and I should. Rejoicing can quickly turn to boasting. And boasting is a tricky thing.

Are we able to boast? The answer is yes. However, there is a correct way to do so. If we are boasting in our accomplishments, if we are taking the glory as if we did something, then we do so from a place of pride. In Psalms 73:6 it says "Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence coverth them as a garment." Pride leads us around bound in a chain. It makes us a slave. Man...

Boast and be proud when you are blessed, but do so boasting in the measure of God.

On top of the job opportunity, this community has now been up and running for two weeks. It has been great. It is something we should be proud of. Not because of what we have done, but because God has used it to His measure...to fulfill His purpose. 

As Paul said that God's measure allowed him to reach out to the Corinthians, LvL Up has been allowed to reach out to the ones who have viewed this site. THAT IS EXCITING!  I cannot wait to see and connect with the people this community will reach. 

I realized that majority of the content so far perhaps focused on struggle. While we cannot avoid struggle and it will always be present, there are also seasons of joy. We should celebrate them. We should cherish them. We should take them in as well as we can, for there are valleys along the way. But that is not to say that these moments cannot sustain us as we travel on.

Boast in the things that God has seen fit to bless you with. Let your joy reflect Him.  #LvLUp