I don’t know about you, but this week was a really hard, pressing week for me. In the middle of this crazy week, I heard the word “handpicked.” I thought to myself, what in the world am I hearing? I know what the word is, but I was wondering why I was hearing this word in my spirit. I began to look up the definition of the word to gain more understanding and it soon became clear to me.
The word “handpick” means to select carefully with a particular purpose in mind, to select personally.
Sometimes in life, we all go through pressing hard times, and you may have asked yourself, why me, Lord, especially when you look around and see everyone else doing better than you. Could it be that you are handpicked and carefully selected by God for a specific purpose in mind?
If you look at individuals who are selected personally for a job or an organization, these people are very special and are at the top of their game. These individuals have gone through extensive training, and have a lot to offer the company versus someone who was randomly chosen for a job.
Your path in life is not one that everyone else around you has taken. Your path may have seemed harder, longer, and full of disappointments. All of this you have gone through was to make you special, and specifically designed you for a unique assignment.
I have good news for you. You are being carefully looked over and picked out of millions to be used for a specific purpose. Your skills and talents are getting ready to be used.
A few weeks ago I was cleaning my house. You know the dreaded house cleaning we all have to do along with our crazy work schedules…the vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the bathrooms, mopping, etc.
I started to vacuum the living room, when all of a sudden, the vacuum cleaner stopped working. It completely turned off. I tried playing around with the cords and checking the outlet to see if the outlet was working…but nothing happened.
Then I decided to read the vacuum cleaner manual about how to troubleshoot problems with this particular cleaner. It stated that if the cleaner shuts off, follow these instructions:
Step 1 Turn cleaner off and unplug.
Step 2: Locate blockage and remove the blockage.
Step 3: Wait 30 minutes before plugging in and turn cleaner on.
I realized that I had not cleaned the vacuum cleaner filter in months. After I cleaned the filter, I turned on the cleaner, and yes, you guessed it, it worked just like it did before, and even better. The problem was that the filter needed cleaning.
I know you are asking yourself, why is she sharing this? Stay with me for one moment. Can we take this example and learn from a simple vacuum cleaner? In our own lives, we find ourselves going and going, and working overtime, and we forget to clean our lives out. Things get so congested and chaotic in our life: the kids, the husband, the church assignments, career, school, etc. When do we take the time to clean our life out? We wait until things get clogged up and chaotic before we rearrange our lives. Maybe you have too many things on your plate. When this happens, we let very important things get pushed to the back of our lives.
Think about it: Have you taken the time to unclog your life?
Are you tired? Has the journey of life been so hard and tedious? Do you feel like you need a pick-me-up? If so, this word is for you today.
I was watching a movie the other week. The movie was about a famous race car driver. I paid particularly close attention to how the drivers handled their cars during the race. But I also noticed that during this fast-paced race around the tracks, the famous race car driver had to pull over at the “pit stop” and change out tires.
I thought this was very strange. Why would a race car driver pull over in the middle of a race? You would think that pulling over would cost the race driver the race. But I noticed that the racers that would pull over during the race to stop at the “pit stop” would do better in the race and had a greater chance of placing within the top final finishers. I soon learned that race drivers knew that their tires could burn out during the race and they could run out of gas, etc. If they did not pull over to get these things checked or taken care of, it could cost them the race.
I recently did a recap of my life, and I realized that during those times in my life when I had my greatest success or victories was when I rested up before taking on some of the most challenging assignments. Those assignments seemed hard and extremely difficult, and at times looked impossible to accomplish. But when I rested up before those big assignments, I noticed that I had my greatest successes.
Life without a “pit stop” can be dangerous and could cost you the race. Sometimes you may be running on fumes and not even notice it. Taking a stop from the race and resting up can revitalize you and help you run faster with more energy. Your mind will be fresher, you will have more creative juices flowing, and your body will thank you!
Think about it: Do you need to make a “pit stop” today?
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The word “handpick” means to select carefully with a particular purpose in mind, to select personally.
I was watching a movie the other week. The movie was about a famous race car driver. I paid particularly close attention to how the drivers handled their cars during the race. But I also noticed that during this fast-paced race around the tracks, the famous race car driver had to pull over at the “pit stop” and change out tires.