We are all made for every moment we encounter

​As I sit here writing this, I know this is my big moment.

Whether or not anyone reads this, whether or not these words ever find themselves on the page of a book or a magazine, whether or not these words ever have an impact beyond their transport from keyboard to screen, I know this is my big moment.

Writing here is good life practice for me. It puts me face to face with a potentially challenging moment in time. Will they like what I write? Will the words make any difference at all? Am I wise enough to dare to offer wisdom? Is my moment actually the making of a fool?

It's not. Because what I've come to discover about these moments, and mainly through writing, is the biggest mistake we can make in the moments we are made for in life - is to not show up for them. Is to foolishly believe this is NOT my moment.

Well if not mine, whose? If my life hasn't brought me to and prepared me for - this very moment - who on earth has it prepared for it.

Sometimes I get to thinking I missed my big moment in life. I worry that while I was waiting on it to arrive I missed the golden opportunity to see I was already in it. I wonder how many times, while I was asking God to prepare me for my big day, he was shaking his head and under his breath saying, "when will he realize he's already in it."

Every moment. Every day. We have a choice - a belief to adopt. We can believe this is our moment, one we are made for and completely ready for - or - we can believe this is someone else's moment - they're a better choice for this moment than me.

We can see our moment and run and hide from it. Sure. Sit in the dark and come up with a 1000 reasons why this is not my moment.

Or we can face it - our moment - every moment - with only one good reason to stand toe to toe with it.

Because this is a moment I was made for.