FOMO {Random thoughts from Momma Wall}
Do you know what FOMO means? Well, I didn’t know until a Delight Retreat in 2013! FOMO means “Fear Of Missing Out”. Well, today I don’t know if I would necessarily say I am dealing with FOMO, but I am definitely fighting a deep sadness of not being where I humanly would like to be. You see, for the past two years I have been blessed to have attended the Pursuit Conference back in Georgia. And as I write this, Katelyn James, is getting ready to share with an incredible audience at this year’s conference.This audience contains some of my very favorite people in the entire world. So to not be there makes my heart want to cry a little. . .well, maybe a lot! I have been trying not to have a temper-tantrum all day today as I sit here with a kleenenx box, scratchy throat, and beautiful red nose due to a typical fall cold.
My first texts today came from my Emily. . .”so sad we aren’t at the conference :(” “Everyone we love is there” “Sarah Bradshaw. . .AND EVERYONE. . . Waahhhhhh I am so sad.” Emily & I have such beautiful memories we made there the past two years. From friendships forged, to the Holy Spirit speaking powerfully to us, to coming home inspired and refreshed.
As I scrolled through Instagram yesterday and saw some of my favorite faces and saw the breathtaking scenery of Winshape, I decided to make a choice. Instead of comparing myself and where I am at right now to where most of my dearest friends are, I am going to choose to pray for them and rejoice for them that they are there! And to accept that I am sitting here at my kitchen table writing this at this very moment because this is exactly where God chose for me to be today. And why don’t I just trust Him to know best? Seriously? After all these years, you would think I know better, right? :)
ATTN: Delight Girls! :) I know when information comes out online about an upcoming Delight Workshop, Intensive or Retreat and humanly it seems impossible for you to go. . . I always remind you “TRUST! If your Heavenly Father wants you there, He will open the doors wide open and you will be there!”. Time and time again, I have seen it happen in miraculous and amazing ways! He provides mightily when He wants you to be somewhere. And the past two years, I never thought I would be able to attend Pursuit. . .and the past two years, God provided abundantly! But He didn’t this year. And guess what? As I dropped my boys off at school this morning and had some of my sweet youth group girls wave at me, I was like “I’m exactly where I’m meant to be right now!” And there is such peace and joy in that and in knowing He would have provided if He desired that for me.
I might be sick with a cold, I might be have a bit of FOMO going on, I might not be exactly where I’d want to be right now, but I do have a choice right now! I can either choose to wallow in it or I can embrace that I am where God wants me! Sometimes we have to make a conscious choice to shift our mindset. Colossians 3:2 says “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” So if our mindset is obedience and understanding that our Father wants what is best for us ALL THE TIME, we can rest. We can breathe. We can enjoy right where we are in the mundane and the ordinary of daily life! There is such beauty and peace in trusting our Father’s heart for us. Now that I am thinking about it, maybe we should have FOMO… fear of missing out on the best the Father has for us!
