Seek First The Kingdom Of God

I know it seems strange to start a a blog about organizing with a scripture, but it's honestly the reason I am here. I was in a rough place in my life. I had to choose between my own physical and mental health, and contributing to the financial care of my family. Neither decision was easy and both required faith to trust God with that path I chose.
Matthew 6:33 kept coming back to me, in my heart and mind, in my quiet time, and even from outside sources.

I had this fleeting thought about how I could start my own company organizing and helping others create order and balance in their lives. I brushed it aside and moved along. I didn't say a word to anyone. Not long after that moment my best friend sent me a pic of a certification course by one of my favorite organizers. She became the first person I revealed the thought to that I had previously ignored.

You would think I would have taken the hint, but it still was a hard choice. My family was not in a financial space for me to launch a business. We were on the last amount of money left in our account to cover bills and weeks away from getting a fraction of what would cover the next month's worth. But "seek first" continued to pop in my head.

I began thinking about the ministry opportunities I could be faced with in a business like this. It's not about just cleaning up physical messes. I would be presented with opportunities to spend hours on end with people in my community that I may not otherwise have an opening to encounter. Many, if not most, of whose messes in their spaces are just a symptom of other pieces of their lives. Something I could 100% understand.

I often tell people that my house is a reflection of my life. When I'm a mess, it's a mess. I have been fortunate to grow over the years and learn how to manage the physical, mental, and emotional messes in my life.

This is when it became clear. This was an act of faith, but it was an act of giving as well. Of course I needed to be a good steward of the little bit of money I had, but I also had an opportunity to impact lives with it. I could build a legacy to share with my children and be an example to them on how work and worship can share the same space.

I was grateful that God was pushing me to trust him a little more, stretching and exercising my faith. I didn't go in with a huge vision of success, just a huge vision of trust. That's where I am now.

I am trusting that every person I encounter is someone God intended for me to, not necessarily for a life altering exchange. It could be relationships that last for the moment or relationships that are shared for a lifetime. But whatever the purpose or length it's out of my desire to seek God first in all that I do.

No matter how you are coming to me in this journey, as a client, as a friend, as a support, as a mentor...I am grateful you are here. You are part of my journey of faith. I'm praying for you and I ask that you pray for me as well.

I can't wait to share all the things with you!!!