1564 The Gift of February

Today we welcome a new day of life and a new month of life. The ultimate gift has arrived at your front door. The clean slate of a new month is here, welcome to February!

Who gave you this gift and what will your response be?

This day didn’t just show up by accident. You were chosen for this gift. Your creator decided you should receive this new month so here it is with a big bow on it this morning as the sun came up. How will you say thank you?

I want you to imagine you bought me a pair of socks. I received the socks in the mail and to show my appreciation I sent you a thank you letter. Now would you rather receive a thank you letter that said “Hey, I love the socks, thanks” …. or …. would you rather receive a letter that said “Those socks are absolutely perfect, I love them in every way. I’m going to wear those socks for my big run this week. Next week I’m going to wear them on a weekend trip to go hiking in the mountains. They are my favorite pair of socks and I’m going to use them and enjoy them over and over again. I’ll think of you every time. Thank you so much for these amazing socks.”

Now of course you would rather receive the second thank you letter because you know all the ways I’m going to use and enjoy the gift you have given me. And I bet that would make you want to buy me more socks, right? RIGHT!

So with this in mind, think about the gift of this new month of life God has just given you. Do you want to send up a little “hey thanks God, I really like February”, or do you want to give him a detailed list of how you plan to use this month and enjoy it to the fullest? You know the answer here. You know what’s best.

And this, my friends, is what we here in BIG Life call MONTHLY GOALS. Your list of goals for February 2024 are the ultimate thank you letter to the giver of this month of life. So you write that letter. Tell God all the ways you’re going to enjoy this gift and use this gift to live fully and get better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do when you’re a ridiculously blessed girl. And you are. Goodness gracious you’re blessed. There are countless things that are miraculously right and working in your life, and even more things that are perfectly aligning and coming together that you don’t even know about yet. Showing your gratitude with these written goals is not only the right thing to do, but imagine how it will make God feel.

So few will even recognize today as a gift. Even fewer will write God a thank you letter that includes a list of the ways they’re going to enjoy and use the gift. Be among the few that recognizes the value of what you have been given.

It’s goal writing day. What do you want to do with this month of life? How do you want to spend your days? What do you want to achieve and accomplish? How do you want to grow and get better? It’s not a to-do list, it’s the ultimate thank you letter to God.

What could you do with this new month of life offered to you by your loving Creator? Oh, you could take photos that outlive you, you could create memories that surpass you, you could make shifts that change your entire future. You could … will you?

Just how much living will you do in this month of life? How much will you show up for and how much will you sit out on? You decide because it’s here for the taking.

God has done his part. He’s gone before you, he’s made a way, now his invitation is here for you to move forward. Step into the life available to you and start living up to your potential this month. Here it is,