Expensive Dave,
My husband and I’ve been very blessed financially over the course of our lives. We make somewhat over $200,000 a yr mixed, and we presently have a web value of round $4 million. However what do you do once you’re not motivated by that form of factor anymore? How do you discover and reside out God’s goal on your life, once you’ve already had a greater life than you ever anticipated?
Amanda
Expensive Amanda,
I can’t let you know what your calling is, however I can say this. There’s a number of success and pleasure to be discovered once you’re doing one thing that serves the folks and issues in your life that matter most.
In the event you’ve studied psychology a bit, you could keep in mind one thing known as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Wants. Mainly, it says as soon as your physiological and security wants have been met, you start to really feel the necessity to discover different issues to encourage you. It sounds such as you’re each hard-working, performance-driven folks. I’m, too. And folks like us get our leisure, and even success, away from work in several methods than most individuals.
If I have been in your sneakers, I’d begin attempting to consider methods you’ll be able to serve different folks or causes you care about. Perhaps there have been goals you had a very long time in the past, and you place them apart on your profession. What actually speaks to you proper now, at this stage of your life? For you, you probably have children in the home, it would imply turning into a stay-at-home mother and actually pouring your self into them. It would imply beginning an animal shelter, or offering meals for people who find themselves homebound. Everybody has goals, and everybody’s goals are totally different.
It sounds such as you’ve been excited about this for some time, so right here’s my recommendation to you. Take a day, or perhaps a weekend, all to your self. Get away from every little thing and everybody—any and all outdoors distractions—and take into consideration your future self. Deliver alongside issues to eat and drink, a bunch of notepads, pencils and a Bible. Then, earlier than you do anything, take a deep breath, calm down and pray.
From that time on, be utterly sincere with God and with your self. Open up your coronary heart and thoughts to belongings you care about and all the probabilities. It’s a must to have a objective that’s worthy in thoughts, and that’s the one factor that’s lacking. However a time of considerate prayer—and sure, even daydreaming—could put you nearer to a solution than you’ve ever been earlier than.
Congratulations in your success, Amanda. You and your husband actually have been blessed. However now, it could be the time to turn out to be a blessing to others!
—Dave
