โ๐You’re not a house…
Hey Beloved!
Earlier this year, my family moved into our new house in a new development. Most days, Little Man and I go exploring the neighborhood and see other houses come together – from foundation to completion – at least on the outside.
โฆ which made me think about YOU and your journey to living intentionally with passion and purpose as Godโs beloved.
You may be starting from the ground-up in some areas of your life like:
- Career change
- Marriage
- Kids
- New church
- Diet
- Work-out
- โฆ you get the idea
These kind of changes are big and obvious. Youโre working somewhere else now! Youโre now having sleepovers with the coolest person ever. A very loud, messy, yet adorable person is now depending on YOU for survivalโฆ
Yet so much of our life-building and dream-chasing is hidden and unseen. Itโs often not glamorous or BIG DEAL status.
For instance, I think we can all agree that getting a roof on your house is a BIG DEAL. Itโs nice to know you wonโt get sunburned while taking a shower. ๐
Itโs easy to forget about all the other parts that make a big difference – square corners, leveled floors, electrical wiring, etc.
Note: I have 0% experience in house-building, so grace is appreciated!
As you take steps toward being more intentional with your time and energy, the journey may be slow and unglamorous. You may have setbacks.
And thatโs okay.
House have deadlines to be completed.
Humans donโt. (Yay!!)
So,ย if youโre being hard on yourself for not making as much progress as you want, remember that youโre not a house.
Keep moving forward with the little changes youโre making.
Progress is still progress.
Live intentionally with passion and purpose as God’s beloved!
โCortney

Iโm Cortney, a recovering over-achiever and Godโs beloved who loves helping fellow Christian women like you embrace your God-given gifts so you have the confidence to live authentically.
Iโm also a full-time mama to two sweet little boys, wife to my best friend, motivational speaker, and part-time Christian life coach. Chai lattes, strong coffee, podcasts, yoga, dance, and fairy tales nourish my soul and add sweetness to life.
Discovering the joy of embracing my God-given gifts and who He created me to be was a game-changerโa journey that brought freedom, unexpected delights, and relief from guilt. Finally, I felt free to be myself and ditch the pressure of being someone I wasnโt.
Incorporating those gifts into my dayโfrom weekly planning to deciding on commitments, nurturing my marriage, and parentingโtransformed everything. Now, I canโt imagine life without the perspective of fully embracing who God created me to be. I was missing so much without it!






