Hey girls! Tiffany Dawn here and welcome
back to Tuesday Girl Talk! And this video
is going to be called Dreamers 102.
Turns out that dreamers 101, which I
posted a few months ago, was a favorite
for you girls, so I want to do a
follow-up. And I also want to do this
because several of you have written in
questions about waiting -- like, what do I
do while I'm single? How do I enjoy
Father-daughter time? But I think that
the answer to those questions is very
similar to the answer for all of life's
waiting seasons. Like there are always
seasons in life when we're waiting on
our dreams to come true, whether that's
getting out of school, getting the job
you've dreamed of, getting married, going
overseas as a missionary, or whatever
else. And what do you do when you're
waiting? So let's talk about that today.
And at the end of this video I'm going
to tell you a little sneak preview of
our trip to Europe, because we leave this
weekend! So stay to the end and check that out.
So the first thing I learned
about waiting is that comparison robs
your joy. So here's an example -- and this
one's actually something I've been
working through recently. I love this
YouTube channel, like I love spending
time with you girls and creating these
videos, and I was like, "Wow look at how
much it's growing and like look at this
community we're building and like I love
these girls!" And then I got distracted by
looking at somebody else's path. So I
started noticing that some other girls
were growing way faster than my channel
was and I started wondering, "What am I
doing wrong?" And I started comparing
where God had me to where God has them.
It started taking away all the joy I
felt about YouTube! I started feeling
discouraged and like I was just striving
to be somewhere else in my path that God
didn't have for me. And that happens in
all different seasons of waiting -- like in
singleness, it's so easy to look at
somebody else's path, as you see all
those notifications pop up on Facebook,
it's like, "Why is she getting engaged and
I'm not?" "Why does she have the awesome
boyfriend and I don't?" And it's so easy
to compare where God has
you to where God has that person. But
comparison will rob your joy -- the joy
that was meant for you in your season. It
reminds me of Proverbs 4:25, which
says, "Let your eyes look straight ahead.
Fix your gaze directly before you." Pay
attention to the path that God has you
on. Tip number two is do what God has put
in your hands to do. In every season of
life there's something He's put in front
of you, whether that's your homework and
your schoolwork, whether that's the job
that you have, whether that's serving in
your church. And it might not be what you
dreamed of doing down the road, but
there's always something. And
sometimes it seems so mundane and so
boring and meaningless! But those things
that God has for you to do, they're the
building blocks. Sometimes those things
specifically are going to create the
path that He wants to lead you on. Like
for instance I worked at a college for
several years and while I was working
there I was like, "God, why am I not on the
mission field? Like send me to China! Like
I'll go wherever!" But He kept me there,
and I was just faithful with what He would
put in my hands to do. And turns out
while he was at that college, I learned
how to use iMovie and how to shoot and
edit videos. It wasn't like I became
amazing at it, but I got the basic skills,
and I had no idea that someday I would
start a YouTube channel and need to know
that -- but God knew. And other times just
the fact that you're being faithful with
where God's put you, that is doing
something in your heart -- like that's
preparing your heart for where God wants
to take you. One time I was meeting with
the women's pastor at a church called
Gateway in Texas and she said as long as
you're doing what God has put in your
hands to do, you cannot miss your destiny.
And I love that! Like I think that's so
true. Just be faithful with what God has
given you to do right now. Tip number
three, celebrate where God has you. Find
the things that you enjoy about this
season and really latch onto those
things. So when I was single, one of the
things I latched onto was the idea of
Father-daughter time. I latched onto the
ministry I was able to do. I latched onto
the friendships I was able to make,
and just celebrated the gifts God had
given.
And for me that helps me just enjoy it
the season of waiting so much more. Like
going back to my youtube channel, I was
able to kind of look past the comparison and
say, "Okay that's not where God has me
right now. God has them there and I will
celebrate with them where God has them,
but here's where He has me." And I love
where He has me! I love making these
videos, I love my girls -- and just
celebrating the gifts God has given me.
And it just fills me with so much joy!
And instead of feeling discouraged I
just feel like, "Yes let's do another
video!" You know? Which is good cuz the
past month I've been filming like crazy
amounts of videos so I'd have them all
filmed for while I was in Europe. But I
just loved it because it was like,
"Let's do some more!" -- because I was celebrating
where God had me. Number four, trust that
God's purpose and timing are perfect. We
don't always understand why things are
taking so long, but He knows what He's
doing, and at the end of the day, the
dream in your heart is just one building
block in His kingdom, and He knows how
it fits and where it fits and when He
wants to put it in place. Sometimes it's
because He's getting us ready; sometimes
it has nothing to do with us and it's
just the timing just isn't right yet in
His plan -- in His perfect plan. Just trust
Him that there's all this stuff you
don't see that's going on in the
background. But in the right time He will fulfill the dreams that He has put in
your heart in the way that He wants to.
And it reminds me of when Jesus said to
His disciples, "Right now you don't know
what I'm doing, but someday you will
understand." And I think this is tough
with singleness because it's so easy to
be like, "Well is there something wrong
with me? I need to like fix myself!
Like maybe God's getting my
husband ready..." and you just, you just
don't always know, and you really can't
figure it out. Like ask God, "Lord is there
something in my heart that's getting in
the way of me walking into the dreams
you have for me? Like are there issues
that you want to work through first?" And
be open to what He puts in your heart.
You can even ask people you trust, adults
that you trust, that same question. But at
the end of the day, if He doesn't put
something in your heart, then just trust
Him that He knows what He's doing even
when we don't." And lastly but most
importantly, number five, is fall more in
love with Jesus.
Because really the goal of every single
season in life is one in the same. The
main and primary goal of waiting is not
to learn something -- although that's one
goal. The main primary goal of getting
married is not to be married. The main
primary goal of doing ministry is not to
do ministry. Like the main goal of every
season is to come closer to God. And so
as long as you're coming closer to God,
you are not missing anything. And there's
something about the waiting seasons in
life that kind of pushes us closer to
God. So take advantage of that. Let it
push you straight into the arms of God!
Being single for most of my 20s kept me
on my knees. That discomfort kept me just
running to God. So use this waiting time
to push you closer to Him. Something I
like to pray is, "God give me a hunger and
a desire for you so that I don't want to
do anything or go anywhere or move out
of this waiting season unless if you are
leading me, because I just want to be
with you." So girls, what are you doing
while you're waiting, and what helps you
in the waiting?" Comment below -- I'd love to
hear! And now for our brief overview --
here's what's happening in May. So this
weekend my husband and I are going to
Europe for three weeks and I'm so
excited! I actually start shaking
sometimes if I think about it too much,
that's how excited I am! That's like
adrenaline pumping through my body! So
distracted with excitement right now.
And we're gonna go to Germany, France,
Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia,
Bosnia, Serbia, and Greece. You can check
out my Instagram -- I'm going to try to
post every day at least once, so you can
follow along. And my instagram is TiffanyDawnIQB.
So we will be gone for three
weeks and I've recorded videos for you
girls -- I have them all scheduled for the
whole month of May. That's how much
I love you all. And we've got some really
cool ones coming up -- like next week in
honor of Mother's Day, we're doing a
video called "Dear Daughter," which is
several moms sharing their advice. It's going
to be amazing. And then the week after
that we have a video about long-distance
relationships. I went and interviewed
four different couples and asked them some
other questions that you girls have
written in. And then we've got a whole
bunch of other awesome ones, like easy
summer makeup routines, and some meal
ideas, and other fun stuff. And on Friday
you get to come with me as I'm packing
my suitcase. I'm gonna try on some
different outfits that i'm thinking of
taking and you can kind of give me
feedback on which ones I should
definitely bring and which ones you're
like, "Meh, either way." Thank you for joining
me! Love you girls. Bye!
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