Pulling Out All the Stops!

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Today is a special day! Woohoo! It’s my BIRTHDAY!!!

This year’s birthday hits different! It is much more than an added year; I see it as a transitioning into a new season. New seasons come with lessons, opportunities, wisdom, strength, assignments and revelation; I am so expectant. I remember this day ten years ago…how time flies! There were so many uncertainties, I was trapped between holding on to the past and grasping onto the future. That year brought about a redefinition of many aspects of my life, as I made a tough decision to say goodbye to the past and say hello to being present while looking forward to the future.

The truth is, I did it afraid. It was a risk! I was comfortable with the cycles…I had become accustomed to, I had believed the lie that life was a bowl of lemons and it was only a lucky few that were able to make lemonade out of them. But this day 10 years ago, as I danced away at my surprise party, I took a step forward in my heart. I had hope…it was a strange feeling but it felt good! And it drew me to into a closer walk of God and gave me a greater sense of purpose.

Now, let’s fast forward to this time last year. Things had changed drastically, many things that I had envisioned during that surprise party (9 years prior) were now a reality. I had experienced life from different angles and in different phases; it had been and continues to be an interesting journey…sometimes best described as a whirlwind that always finds a way of turning broken pieces into masterpieces.

However, this time last year I found myself struggling with feeling like a failure. What I thought was an entry point to furthering my career suddenly came to a halt. I spent a major part of the day replaying scenarios in my head; wondering what I could have said or done differently. I had concerns…we had a baby on the way, bills to pay, etc.

Yet in the midst of it all, I couldn’t shake the deeply rooted feeling that I was going to be okay! Just like that day at my surprise party, I had hope, I decided to surrender to the one for knows it all…it wasn’t easy but it was necessary. I had to focus on what was before me so that I could move ahead.

A few weeks later, I got out of my feelings, and I realized that God had been preparing me all along for this new phase. It was hard for me to comprehend it at the time because it didn’t look like the ideal route to an upgrade. But I’ve come to learn that one of the ways that God brings us into a new season is by taking us out of our comfort zone. A comfort zone is always a safe place, a place of minimal risk, a place of routine, a place that lacks creativity, innovation, and future planning, when you become stuck in your comfort zone, you become myopic and unable to elevate to a higher version of yourself.

Let’s rewind a bit, Around April of last year, I started feeling restless, I was not content with my job at the time, I knew that it was time to move forward but I was too overwhelmed to come up with my transitioning strategy. I was more in tune with my feelings …I partially blame this on pregnancy hormones 

instead of being in tune with what was going on in my Spirit. God is a good father, he will always usher you into a season with a Word, but you have to be sensitive enough to hear his voice. Thank God for his mercy!!!

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Now let’s focus on today!!! SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 

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Wow, what a difference a year makes!!! I am in a much better place!!! My life has taken on a new turn! I give all glory to God, the one who controls times and seasons!!!

And I am absolutely ecstatic about this new year of life. Nothing because everything is perfect but because I serve a perfect God who loves me and has good plans for me! It is a new beginning for me! A season of pleasant surprises! I am so grateful to be alive in the midst of a pandemic, I never imagined that I’d be celebrating my birthday ‘quarantining’ …but I am so glad of where I am in God and my journey of purpose.

This year, I vow to live fully! I will live on purpose and enjoy it. I plan to laugh more, dance more, sing more, play more, pray more, socialize more, love God and people more, give more, travel more, etc. I have made up my mind to be unapologetic me! Embracing all of me as I become more like Christ. Get ready folks, I may come off as being ‘extra’ or like ‘my own is too much’ (for my Naija folks) but I won’t apologize for taking my place…fire can not be hidden, it must *BURN*….light can not be hidden, it has no other option but to *SHINE*!!!

I am pulling out all the stops! I am no longer holding back!!! This is Bunmi Adebiyi 20.0! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

I wrote this blog post for that person that may feel discouraged; you may feel behind on your goals or your dreams my seem far fetched. But I promise you that you don’t have to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. There is a way to make time count and it is possible to redeem time, it all starts with a decision to not only dream bigger but be better. Invest in yourself, invest in your mind! Make it your ultimate goal to truly know God for yourself and come into unity and intimacy with him. He knows the beginning from the end and he is always ready to reveal his beautiful plans for your life. At face value, these plans may not look so attractive but as you learn to trust and walk hand in hand with the author of your story, each chapter unfolds gracefully and the story gets better and better!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope that I was able to encourage and inspire you today!

Go ahead and comment below with some birthday love and prayers! Thank you!!!

With lots of love,

– Bunmi Adebiyi
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