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Lee teaches bible class from time to time at our church. During one of his lessons, he told us that if we are to be like Christ we must be willing to take the hits. This means going through things that discourage us or dissuade us from doing what we know we're called to do.
If you've read my blogs in this series on #Becoming then you know that I will not be returning to my job after Christmas Break. Yesterday I received a letter in the mail telling me that I am financially responsible for the training of the next person who will be taking my place. This money is supposed to be taken from my next paycheck. The money they want is WAYYYYY more than what I make each paycheck so this means that the difference is going to have to come from somewhere else. Who has ever heard of such a thing?!
After I read the letter all I could do was pray. I began to tell Lee that maybe leaving wasn't the best decision. I started questioning if I had heard from God or not. I started to doubt if pursuing music was the right thing to do. I started doubting everything that I had been so confident in, in a matter of seconds. Lee looked at me and said, "You have to be willing to take the hits." And he's right. This is just a hit. How can you follow God and not expect for opposition to come? This situation was sent to distract and discourage me, BUT it will not work! I will not second-guess God or His word. I will not allow this hit to make me feel like I should stay in an unhappy situation. I refuse!
The support of my decision to leave my job and pursue music full time has been astounding! I've talked to family, co-workers, church members, and they have all been so excited for me. I always get reactions like "About time!", "I'm happy for you!', "Follow your dreams!", "Congratulations! I'm buying your CD!" Even with all of that support, there was one person who questioned my decision and tried to talk me into staying at my job, and I ALMOST considered it. This was a hit for me. I felt like well maybe they can see something no one else can. Isn't it amazing how one negative thought can spoil all of the good you've heard? If I had been a few years younger, I would have listened to the negativity and stayed knowing it wasn't for me.
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