Mastering YOU Monday...try not to break

Welcome back to our first “Mastering YOU Monday” of 2014! Okay, what better way to start off the new year than to start it off fresh and new. I’ve been seeing all over the bloggersphere the “One Word for 2014” prompt. At first, I wasn’t going to participate, but I was inspired by my blogging friend Joi to do so. I’m a little late to the game, but I came nonetheless! So what is my word for 2014 you ask? Flexible!! Yes, flexible! 


So here’s my “transparency” moment.
Over my almost three week blogging break, I must admit…I enjoyed it so that I didn’t want to come back. I was getting what everyone calls “bloggy burnout”. I couldn’t keep up with my comments, I wasn’t able to interact with other bloggers like I wanted to, I was helping my husband run the ministry and on top of that running a household. Let’s just say that I was “doing life” and non-stop at that! As a matter of fact, I may need to go take nap after posting this. Seriously though, I was starting to feel overwhelmed and discouraged about blogging. I needed some serious encouragement y'all. I'm sure some of you bloggers out there have been there, done that! Yep, that’s right, I contemplated putting my blog on the shelf and instead concentrate on my new passion, writing my first book…when I felt like it, not because I had to go by this rigid and strict schedule. Now you see why my word for this year is “flexible”.

What I learned over those weeks is that everything is NOT set in stone! We must be able to make adjustments, to make it work! Regardless of how our plans start out…we should always be opened for tweaking, altering, fine-tuning and changing those plans, if needed. The only way we can do this and not fall apart is to remain flexible! Which means…capable of being bent, usually without breaking; susceptible of modification or adaptation, adaptable or pliable. Our father-in-the-faith, Dr. Mark T. Barclay has a proverb that my husband and I have lived by, which goes like this…”Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be broken”! Very wise words indeed, wouldn’t you say?

You see, I’ve always thought I had this proverb covered in my life, but when I felt the burnout from blogging, I realized then that I wasn’t applying it at all! When we’re flexible, we allow the peace of God to reign in our lives. Anxiety, concern, distress, fret and frustration must leave when God’s peace comes on the scene and we apply Godly wisdom to the situation! So I’m committed to being flexible in all areas of my life in the year 2014, because who really wants to sit in a corner and pull their hair out…definitely not me. So what, if I have to redo my video and my blogging schedule, who cares! Whatever it takes for me to keep my peace and sanity, hey I’ll do it…why, because I’m flexible! With that being said,  I perused my blog and found excerpts from an old post that speaks to this very subject! So, I picked it up, dusted it off and would love to share it with you! Read on.....

“I GIVE UP”…the perfect place to be!! You’re probably saying to yourself…WHAT?! Yep…just where God wants us! My husband has a saying that goes like this – "don’t fret, don’t worry and don’t try to make anything happen". In other words, if it’s not working out - DON’T get worked up about it…go back to the drawing board! Do you know how many times we’ve gotten frustrated and discombobulated because OUR plans didn’t go the way we wanted them to go – albeit, not once asking God if it was the plan He had for us. God wants to have TOTAL control of our lives; YES, that even includes OUR plans. You know how we are, especially us women? We know without a shadow of a doubt that OUR agendas are just heaven sent, because WE’VE spent tireless, countless hours working on them; so they MUST be the plans of the Lord…yeah right!  Many of you may disagree with my next statement, but I would have to say that most men have fewer stress related issues than women because they don’t take what they’re doing that serious(well, most men). :-) You may disagree and that's your right.;-)  Seriously though, we’ve spent endless hours worrying and have wasted plenty of time getting discouraged over things we don’t and will probably never have control over.  Don’t get me wrong, plans are GREAT, however OUR plans always leave us with the feeling that we’ve fallen short of what we were really suppose to do. Remember, an agenda out of the will of God WILL NEVER be fruitful; it’ll always leave us feeling frustrated and discouraged. If you ever feel as if you’re headed down this road ladies…scrap your plans, regroup, but most importantly, consult God. God's girls ALWAYS consult the Lord before doing anything! ;-))"


With that being said…my new blogging schedule is as follows: I will continue my “Mastering YOU Monday” every Monday. The “Doing YOU WELL Wednesday” linky-party will go live at 11:30pm EST Wednesday night as opposed to 12:01am Wednesday morning. Why, because I wanted a longer stretch between my Monday and Wednesday posts and if it’s “DYWW”, the date should at least have Wednesday in it, don’t cha think? And finally, I will no longer be doing “Michell’s Weekly Pearl” on Fridays. It was a great series and I enjoyed sharing it with everyone, but in this season I won't be posting them. However,  I will still answer questions for my readers, but, will be doing so privately via email. BTW...don’t worry Joi, I’ll still write that book, lol! Proverbs 3:5-6

 All Rights Reserved copyright© 2012-2014 Michell Pulliam “Prowess and Pearls” by Michell Pulliam

*Subscribe below to receive notifications of new posts*
Enter your email address:


Delivered by FeedBurner