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You know you go and you do and you work harder and harder because you feel like you have this mark to hit; or maybe, it\u2019s perfectionism. For Holley Gerth, she realized she wasn\u2019t on the same page as God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I realized God\u2019s expectations for me were a lot lower than my expectations for myself. I sensed Him offering me grace, where I was not offering myself grace. I was saying: \u201cWhy can\u2019t you do more?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t you try harder?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t you keep up with everyone else?\u201d \u201cWhy aren\u2019t you grateful?\u201d\u2014all of these things. The voice I was speaking to myself with was not kind. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> If you find yourself, like Holley, working harder and harder and being less and less satisfied, maybe, your problem is not your work ethic; maybe, it\u2019s your mission statement. We\u2019ll talk about that today on <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em>. I\u2019m Michelle Hill. We are a few weeks into 2021. Are you like me, and you\u2019re holding your breath?\u2014because in some circles, we were told that 2020 was going to be the <em>best<\/em> year; and for so many, it wasn\u2019t. This year, I didn\u2019t even attempt resolutions; I was just holding my breath and waiting for something to start unravelling. Maybe, you did write your resolutions and had a dynamic few weeks, putting them in place; and now, well, they are not in place anymore. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>Today, I want to talk about a mission statement. It\u2019s not really like a resolution; it\u2019s something that, maybe, you need at the beginning of this year to help you realize just where you\u2019re heading. Yes, a mission statement\u2014you heard me right\u2014it\u2019s a statement that reflects who you are: your strengths, your passions, your vision, and who God made you to be, and how you\u2019re living those out. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTo help us understand what this mission statement is, I asked my friend, Holley Gerth, to come in. She is an author and a speaker, and she has spent time thinking through what a mission statement is. She is kind of my go-to mission statement expert friend. I wanted to talk to Holley and just have her help us understand why this topic is so important. Here is my conversation with Holley. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Previous Interview] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> What\u2019s your mission statement? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I help others realize their God-given potential. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Ooh! That\u2019s nice and concise. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> It is; it used to be longer. I\u2019ve condensed it over the years to just that one short phrase. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> So was it longer as in more sentences and just more of what you wanted to do? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; just more detail\/more words. Just having one little phrase, that I can refer back to, is helpful; and that encompasses all areas of my life more. My longer mission statement was more focused just on my work. I like that this one\u2014I can apply to <em>any<\/em> situation\u2014and that can be helpful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Why did you write a mission statement for yourself? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I think that mission statements really serve as a filter for decision-making. We live in a world that is very busy, and noisy, and distracting. I found that I felt like I had to say, \u201cYes,\u201d to everything and everyone, which led me to the brink of burnout. I had to, out of necessity, pull back and pause, and say, \u201cOkay; how can I be more intentional with my time, and energy, and emotion?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne way was coming up with a mission statement. I wrote books about it, and talked to people about it, went to counseling\u2014did different things that helped me get to that place of being able to put into words\u2014\u201cThis is what I really feel I\u2019m supposed to be doing.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> What is the importance of <em>having<\/em> a mission statement?\u2014crafting those words together that say, \u201cThis is the descriptor of who Holley is.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I think just clarity, knowing who we are and knowing who we are not. When opportunities come along, it\u2019s a little easier to say: \u201cOkay; that\u2019s a fit,\u201d or \u201dThat\u2019s not a fit.\u201d I had a college mentor, who used to say, \u201cHolley, the hardest choices in life aren\u2019t between bad and good; they are between good and best.\u201d That\u2019s how I got to burnout\u2014it wasn\u2019t like I was choosing bad things\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> \u2014I was choosing <em>all<\/em> the good things, because I thought I had to. In doing so, I was missing out on God\u2019s best for me, which was a few things that He had called me to. Being able to have clarity that helped me say, \u201cNo,\u201d more often and more strategically was really a big turning point for me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI naturally struggle with depression and anxiety, and exhaustion triggers it; that\u2019s just part of my story. A mission statement is protection for my heart, and my mind, and my sanity, and the people in my life who get affected by that when I go there. I think it\u2019s just about intentionality\u2014is the main thing\u2014that\u2019s always a starting point. I think that\u2019s the most helpful thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it can definitely change; I revisit mine every six months to a year. It looks totally different than when I first did it in like 2010. I think that\u2019s okay. Often, I find that it\u2019s like a target, with the rings coming out from the middle. Maybe, the first time we write it, it\u2019s the outer ring; but at least, you\u2019ve got a target; and you\u2019re somewhere on it. Then, through the years, you start getting closer and closer to that bullseye, where, maybe five years from now, you only want a few words in that statement. But whatever is helpful for you, as a filter and to keep you focused and intentional, that\u2019s enough. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s neat how you just talked about how you are at your best. I took a class, a little while ago; and it was a class on a mission statement, just really understanding who I am and who the rest of the class was. The teacher of the class\u2014he started it off with\u2014he said, \u201cWe\u2019re going to come up with mission statements, because this is a way to be the <em>best<\/em> version of who God created you to be.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would have never thought that coming up with a mission statement would have put those boundaries on that you\u2019re just talking about. It helps you to say, \u201cNo\u201d; or it helps you to go down a different avenue to say: \u201cNo; this is where my skills lie; this is where my talent lies\u2014this is where I am going.\u201d A mission statement really does help do that; doesn\u2019t it? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; I think the thing is: a lot of other people will have a mission statement for your life. Basically, everyone around us is probably going to have\u2014even with the <em>best<\/em> of intentions\u2014things they want us to do or be. Jesus dealt with that all the time; I mean, think about all the mission statements people had for His life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> That\u2019s true. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> They thought, \u201cYou: my mission statement for You is You are going to be king, and You\u2019re going to lead this political turnover that we\u2019ve been waiting for.\u201d That wasn\u2019t His mission statement. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll these things\u2014if we don\u2019t write our own mission statement, other people will write it for us; I think even the enemy of our hearts will try to write it for us. I want a mission statement that I\u2019ve developed in partnership with time with God; because then I can tell the difference between that and what, maybe someone around me, who has good intentions, but just it isn\u2019t quite God\u2019s plan and purpose for my life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> How does someone go about crafting and creating a mission statement? What process did you go through? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; I have a process that is in my book, <em>You\u2019re Already Amazing<\/em>, and also my new one, <em>The Powerful Purpose of Introverts. <\/em>Basically, you start by looking at your strengths: \u201cWhat are the core characteristics of who you are?\u201d\u2014\u201cKind,\u201d \u201ccreative,\u201d\u2014think about the words from people, who love you most, use to describe you. Some of those are your strengths. I tell people: \u201cWrite down three of those; pick a top one.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, \u201cThink about your skills,\u201d\u2014and that\u2019s what you do well\u2014so your strengths and actions; for me, writing\/communicating. \u201cWhat do those strengths look like?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, \u201cWho are you called to serve in this season of your life?\u201d If you think of those as overlapping circles\u2014strengths; skills; \u201cWho are you called to serve?\u201d\u2014your mission statement is going to be in the middle of those three things. Then asking yourself, \u201cWhat is the result you want to see in the world?\u201d\u2014that is kind of the end of your mission statement. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tObviously, that is going to result in a much longer mission statement than the one I said at the beginning. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> But those, if you think of, are the pieces. If you write out all of those on paper and then put them kind of in order: like, \u201cI am a <em>strength<\/em>\u201d\u2014put one of your strengths there\u2014\u201cwoman who\u201d\u2014put a skill there\u2014\u201cfor\u201d\u2014put the people you serve there\u2014\u201cso that\u201d\u2014and then put your vision. That will kind of give you a Mad Libs<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> version of a mission statement. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s, maybe, a little hard to process if you\u2019re just listening; but just getting a sheet of paper and start by writing down: three strengths, three skills, who you are to serve, and what you want to see happen in the world. Then, prayerfully processing with some people, using those building blocks, to put a statement together can be one way to do it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Where was God in this process of writing your mission statement? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Well, just a lot of praying, you know, and asking Him, \u201cHelp me see who You\u2019ve created me to be,\u201d and learning about that through different books, or conversations, looking into His Word\u2014and seeing what the truth is there; of course, going back to that\u2014and just making space in my life to listen. I think all of these are important. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s sounds kind of churchy when I list them out like that. Of course, it\u2019s not as simple as: \u201cI\u2019m just going to do all these things; it\u2019s going to be easy,\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m going to get an email from Jesus, and I\u2019ll know for sure\u201d; but I think, especially just making space in our lives for reflection, that can be really powerful. It\u2019s not easy to do: we\u2019re all busy; the world is loud; so setting aside some intentional time can be the starting point. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Has there been an instance, where someone has asked you to do something\u2014whether it\u2019s professional or whether it\u2019s just something serving in the church\u2014where you\u2019ve had to pull out your mission statement and say, \u201cNot the best use of my time\u201d? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Was that hard to turn them down at that point? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Very hard. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Still? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I used to do a lot more speaking engagements, which no one is doing a lot right now because of COVID, but pre-COVID\/years ago, I thought I had to say, \u201cYes,\u201d to <em>every<\/em> speaking invitation I got. That\u2019s what led to me almost burning out at the end of a year of just constant speaking and travel; but I thought, \u201cThis is what I have to do; it\u2019s a good opportunity. I have to say, \u2018Yes.\u2019\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGod took me through a process of realizing I didn\u2019t have to do that. What I came to understand is, a lot of times, I was actually, probably, taking someone\u2019s spot\u2014that there were people out there that He had equipped to do that that would <em>love<\/em> to do that\u2014that said, \u201cPut me on a plane every weekend; that\u2019s my jam; I want to be at all those conferences and retreats.\u201d Me, without realizing it, had said, \u201cI <em>have<\/em> to do that,\u201d when often I was the <em>bridge<\/em> to someone else who is supposed to. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI started <em>referring<\/em> speaking requests on. I would pray about it; and there were a few that God was saying, \u201cYes; this one is for you\u201d; but there were times when I just sensed Him saying\/He brought someone else to mind. I would say, \u201cI can\u2019t do this, but you know who would be amazing?\u2014this friend of mine.\u201d They would connect, and it would go great; and all because I said, \u201cIt\u2019s okay if sometimes I am the answer, and sometimes I\u2019m just the bridge to the answer.\u201d My mission statement helped me know the difference. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> I had a friend who took this class with me, and she used to be a cellist. She put that up on the shelf for a long time, because they served here at FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. They were on the global team; so they were travelling all over the world, mostly to Africa and then back. She just thought, \u201cThis is not who I am anymore.\u201d Going through this class, and having to come up with a one-word descriptor, she came up with \u201cmusician-ary.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> She took her cello back down\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> \u2014and said, \u201cI believe God is prompting me to pick this back up.\u201d It\u2019s neat to see that, with mission statements and working through this hard work, that God can really start forming our thoughts in who we are and what we are doing to serve others and to serve Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; I love that. That\u2019s a beautiful story; that gives me chills. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYes; because I think we all just can get busy with life, and do our thing every day, and not realize that maybe we\u2019ve lost part of who we are along the way or set it aside when we don\u2019t have to. I think that kind of intentional time to think gives the opportunity for things like that to come to the surface. Then we are aware of them; and we can decide, \u201cOkay, what is God asking me to do with this?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Wow; are you resonating with what Holley is talking about? I know I <em>am<\/em> because I love to say, \u201cYes; yes; yes,\u201d and serve everybody around me; but then I\u2019m not the best of who I am when I\u2019m doing that. We\u2019re going to talk more with Holley Gerth right after this break, but we need two minutes. Then Holley and I will be back to talk more about how to <em>fashion<\/em> that mission statement of yours. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Radio Station Spot Break]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Welcome back to <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em>. I'm Michelle Hill. We are talking today with Holley Gerth, who is an author and also a speaker. She created her own mission statement, and she is helping others understand how God made you and how you are best living out how He made you. Here is Part Two of my conversation with Holley. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Previous Interview] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Talk about burnout that sort of precipitated the mission statement. What did you <em>feel<\/em> like? What did you walk through at that point? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I think burnout, for me, just feels like <em>exhaustion<\/em>\u2014not just physical exhaustion\u2014but emotional exhaustion\/spiritual exhaustion\u2014just feeling like, \u201cI\u2019m empty. I\u2019ve nothing more to give.\u201d Yet, people are asking for more, which can make you feel like resentful\/ike things I wouldn\u2019t normally feel. I just knew, \u201cI\u2019m not at my best and truest self\/the version of me that I want to be.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFor me, like I said, depression and anxiety is part of that; it\u2019s like just going into a hole and not being sure how to find my way out. I\u2019ve come to recognize what that looks like when I start going back to that place. When I\u2019m suddenly tired all the time\/when things, that would normally be exciting or fun or something I would want to do\u2014I\u2019m like, \u201cOh! No way! That just sounds <em>exhausting<\/em>,\u201d\u2014then those are red flags for me. That usually happens when I have drifted away from my sweet spot\/from who I am really called to be. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s not even that I do it on purpose. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> It\u2019s like being at the beach, where you\u2019re in the water. You\u2019re one place; and you look up, and you\u2019re towel and flip flops are way down the shore. You think, \u201cHow did I get here?\u201d I think all of us go through that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think the difference, now, is I\u2019ve learned to recognize it. I know how to get back home again, which, for me, means I can call my counselor; I probably need to get some sleep; I may have neglected rhythms in my life that I have to have: like moving my body and, at least, attempting to eat well; and spending time with supportive people; and staying true to who God made me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> I have, for the last few years, have been going through burnout quite often. I pull out, and then I go back; and then I pull out, and then I go back. That first time that you went through burnout, how long before you were going, \u201cOkay; I need to pull out of this\u201d? Did it take you a while to notice the signs? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; it took me several months to realize, \u201cOkay; I\u2019m not okay.\u201d It was toward the end of a really busy year, and I had been busy that whole year. Toward the end of it, I just thought, \u201cI can\u2019t do this anymore; something has got to change.\u201d Then it took a while to come out of it. It probably took the better part of a year to come back out of it. I think it can be\u2014again, it\u2019s more like a drift instead of a sudden fall or a sudden popping back up\u2014it\u2019s a slower process than that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> And where is God in all of this? I mean, where was God on your mind as you were probably going through these ebbs and flows of wondering, \u201cWhat\u2019s going on here?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; well, when I was getting to burn out, I think I was just trying to be <em>good<\/em> for Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I assumed I <em>knew<\/em> what He wanted me to do. I thought, \u201cI\u2019ve just got to do it\u201d; but I didn\u2019t really <em>ask<\/em>. I was just going through, in my mind, \u201cOkay; these are good things to do. I need to them, and then I will be a good person,\u201d\u2014that kind of thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Which is so easy to do! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; so easy to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> We presume upon God that\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I needed to slow down and take time to ask Him what He <em>actually<\/em> wanted me to do, which was a lot less than I had made myself do. I realized God\u2019s expectations for me were a lot lower than my expectations for myself, which is something I struggle with. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI sensed Him offering me grace where I was not offering myself grace. I was saying: \u201cWhy can\u2019t You do more?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t You try harder?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t You keep up with everyone else?\u201d\u2014all of these things. The voice I was speaking to myself with was not kind; but God\u2019s, when I took time to listen, was relentlessly kind. It took some time for Him to convince me that it was okay to slow down\/that it was okay to start saying, \u201cNo\u201d; that it was okay to honor who He made me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Yes; I\u2019m thinking of a young mom, who might be listening now, and probably has three to four toddlers running around, screaming. She is just <em>trying<\/em> to make it through the day. Why would it be important for <em>her<\/em> to have a mission statement? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I think because it\u2019s easy to feel like we are supposed to be doing something different than what we are\u2014especially in seasons of our life, where we may feel a little hidden or it may look different than we expected\u2014I think a mission statement can be affirming that: \u201cThis is what I am called to right now, and God has placed me here.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen I talk to women, who say, \u201cI don\u2019t think I have a mission statement,\u201d\u2014this happened with me and my best friend\u2014she was like, \u201cHolley\u2014you and all your mission statement stuff\u2014like I don\u2019t know; I don\u2019t think I have one.\u201d She kind of was a little teasing me but, also, felt a little guilty, like, \u201cMaybe, something is wrong with me.\u201d\u00a0 I have found\/when I sat down with her, I said, \u201cYou know what? You are living your mission statement so faithfully that you can\u2019t even see it, because it\u2019s your normal. You\u2019re just in it every single day.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would say to that mom, listening\u2014who is like, \u201cHolley, I don\u2019t know about that mission statement stuff,\u201d\u2014I would say, \u201cYou\u2019re likely already living your mission; it is so your normal life that it is just hard for you to see.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> What was your mission statement again? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I help others realize their God-given potential. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> That is awesome\u2014such a\u2014just to be able to say, \u201cThere is nothing that is big or nothing that is small; it\u2019s all equal before Christ.\u201d That\u2019s why we are doing what we\u2019re doing\u2014whether it is something that is going to be seen by others; or something that is just behind the scenes, like changing a diaper, or paying bills, or washing dishes\u2014that\u2019s just as important. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; I like to say, \u201cMy role is obedience; God\u2019s role is results.\u201d I think, without a mission statement, I get really confused about thinking results are the measure of my life rather than saying, \u201cIt\u2019s just about obedience. It\u2019s none of my business what my boss\/my heavenly boss is asking me to do. If I say, \u2018Yes,\u2019 that is equally valuable as anything else. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Yes; Holley, thank you so much for spending time with me today. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> I have appreciated it, and it has opened <em>my<\/em> eyes to mission statements. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Thanks for having me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> What an <em>encouraging<\/em> conversation with Holley Gerth. You know, I shared with Holley that I have a personal mission statement; and it\u2019s really given me some freedom and clarity. It\u2019s helped me define why God put me here in this specific place. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHolley has put together some exercises to help get your brain thinking; we have a link to that on our website, FamilyLifeThisWeek.com; it\u2019s \u201c15 Minutes to Your Mission Statement\u201d; it\u2019s 5 exercises to help you discover your personal strengths and direction. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you are sitting there, thinking, \u201cYes; right, Michelle, why would I need a mission statement? My life is going just fine without one.\u201d I want you to think about: \u201cJesus even had a mission statement.\u201d You know, there is a lot more He could have done; He healed a lot of people, but there were a lot of people that were left unhealed. You\u2019re probably thinking, \u201cWhy?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, it\u2019s because He stayed on mission; He was here to do the will of the Father, and that will\u2014it was the cross. Think of these words from Philippians 2: \u201cJesus did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage; rather He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness and being found in appearance as man. He humbled Himself to being obedient to death, even death on a cross.\u201d He knew His mission. Of course, we know that Jesus is enthroned on high, and He is with the Father. He is King of the universe, because He knew His mission\/He <em>knows<\/em> His mission. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just challenge you: \u201cWhat\u2019s <em>your<\/em> mission?\u201d Maybe, spend a few minutes today going through Holley\u2019s exercises and just consider what God has for <em>you<\/em>. Remember that Jesus did ask us to pick up our cross and follow Him. Don\u2019t be surprised if there is, maybe, a <em>cross<\/em> somewhere with your mission\u2014just something to think about over the weekend. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHey, next week, Emerson Eggerichs is going to sit down with me and talk through an interesting topic\u2014the topic of singleness. He\u2019s going to have <em>loads<\/em> of encouragement for those of you who find yourself in the single state. That\u2019s next week on <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em>. I hope you can join us for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHey, thanks for listening! I want to thank the president of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, David Robbins, along with our station partners around the country. A big \u201cThank you!\u201d to our engineer today, Keith Lynch. Thanks to our producer, Marques Holt. 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I was saying: \u201cWhy can\u2019t you do more?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t you try harder?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t you keep up with everyone else?\u201d \u201cWhy aren\u2019t you grateful?\u201d\u2014all of these things. The voice I was speaking to myself with was not kind. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> If you find yourself, like Holley, working harder and harder and being less and less satisfied, maybe, your problem is not your work ethic; maybe, it\u2019s your mission statement. We\u2019ll talk about that today on <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em>. I\u2019m Michelle Hill. We are a few weeks into 2021. Are you like me, and you\u2019re holding your breath?\u2014because in some circles, we were told that 2020 was going to be the <em>best<\/em> year; and for so many, it wasn\u2019t. This year, I didn\u2019t even attempt resolutions; I was just holding my breath and waiting for something to start unravelling. Maybe, you did write your resolutions and had a dynamic few weeks, putting them in place; and now, well, they are not in place anymore. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>Today, I want to talk about a mission statement. It\u2019s not really like a resolution; it\u2019s something that, maybe, you need at the beginning of this year to help you realize just where you\u2019re heading. Yes, a mission statement\u2014you heard me right\u2014it\u2019s a statement that reflects who you are: your strengths, your passions, your vision, and who God made you to be, and how you\u2019re living those out. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTo help us understand what this mission statement is, I asked my friend, Holley Gerth, to come in. She is an author and a speaker, and she has spent time thinking through what a mission statement is. She is kind of my go-to mission statement expert friend. I wanted to talk to Holley and just have her help us understand why this topic is so important. Here is my conversation with Holley. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Previous Interview] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> What\u2019s your mission statement? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I help others realize their God-given potential. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Ooh! That\u2019s nice and concise. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> It is; it used to be longer. I\u2019ve condensed it over the years to just that one short phrase. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> So was it longer as in more sentences and just more of what you wanted to do? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; just more detail\/more words. Just having one little phrase, that I can refer back to, is helpful; and that encompasses all areas of my life more. My longer mission statement was more focused just on my work. I like that this one\u2014I can apply to <em>any<\/em> situation\u2014and that can be helpful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Why did you write a mission statement for yourself? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I think that mission statements really serve as a filter for decision-making. We live in a world that is very busy, and noisy, and distracting. I found that I felt like I had to say, \u201cYes,\u201d to everything and everyone, which led me to the brink of burnout. I had to, out of necessity, pull back and pause, and say, \u201cOkay; how can I be more intentional with my time, and energy, and emotion?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne way was coming up with a mission statement. I wrote books about it, and talked to people about it, went to counseling\u2014did different things that helped me get to that place of being able to put into words\u2014\u201cThis is what I really feel I\u2019m supposed to be doing.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> What is the importance of <em>having<\/em> a mission statement?\u2014crafting those words together that say, \u201cThis is the descriptor of who Holley is.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I think just clarity, knowing who we are and knowing who we are not. When opportunities come along, it\u2019s a little easier to say: \u201cOkay; that\u2019s a fit,\u201d or \u201dThat\u2019s not a fit.\u201d I had a college mentor, who used to say, \u201cHolley, the hardest choices in life aren\u2019t between bad and good; they are between good and best.\u201d That\u2019s how I got to burnout\u2014it wasn\u2019t like I was choosing bad things\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> \u2014I was choosing <em>all<\/em> the good things, because I thought I had to. In doing so, I was missing out on God\u2019s best for me, which was a few things that He had called me to. Being able to have clarity that helped me say, \u201cNo,\u201d more often and more strategically was really a big turning point for me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI naturally struggle with depression and anxiety, and exhaustion triggers it; that\u2019s just part of my story. A mission statement is protection for my heart, and my mind, and my sanity, and the people in my life who get affected by that when I go there. I think it\u2019s just about intentionality\u2014is the main thing\u2014that\u2019s always a starting point. I think that\u2019s the most helpful thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it can definitely change; I revisit mine every six months to a year. It looks totally different than when I first did it in like 2010. I think that\u2019s okay. Often, I find that it\u2019s like a target, with the rings coming out from the middle. Maybe, the first time we write it, it\u2019s the outer ring; but at least, you\u2019ve got a target; and you\u2019re somewhere on it. Then, through the years, you start getting closer and closer to that bullseye, where, maybe five years from now, you only want a few words in that statement. But whatever is helpful for you, as a filter and to keep you focused and intentional, that\u2019s enough. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s neat how you just talked about how you are at your best. I took a class, a little while ago; and it was a class on a mission statement, just really understanding who I am and who the rest of the class was. The teacher of the class\u2014he started it off with\u2014he said, \u201cWe\u2019re going to come up with mission statements, because this is a way to be the <em>best<\/em> version of who God created you to be.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would have never thought that coming up with a mission statement would have put those boundaries on that you\u2019re just talking about. It helps you to say, \u201cNo\u201d; or it helps you to go down a different avenue to say: \u201cNo; this is where my skills lie; this is where my talent lies\u2014this is where I am going.\u201d A mission statement really does help do that; doesn\u2019t it? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; I think the thing is: a lot of other people will have a mission statement for your life. Basically, everyone around us is probably going to have\u2014even with the <em>best<\/em> of intentions\u2014things they want us to do or be. Jesus dealt with that all the time; I mean, think about all the mission statements people had for His life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> That\u2019s true. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> They thought, \u201cYou: my mission statement for You is You are going to be king, and You\u2019re going to lead this political turnover that we\u2019ve been waiting for.\u201d That wasn\u2019t His mission statement. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll these things\u2014if we don\u2019t write our own mission statement, other people will write it for us; I think even the enemy of our hearts will try to write it for us. I want a mission statement that I\u2019ve developed in partnership with time with God; because then I can tell the difference between that and what, maybe someone around me, who has good intentions, but just it isn\u2019t quite God\u2019s plan and purpose for my life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> How does someone go about crafting and creating a mission statement? What process did you go through? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; I have a process that is in my book, <em>You\u2019re Already Amazing<\/em>, and also my new one, <em>The Powerful Purpose of Introverts. <\/em>Basically, you start by looking at your strengths: \u201cWhat are the core characteristics of who you are?\u201d\u2014\u201cKind,\u201d \u201ccreative,\u201d\u2014think about the words from people, who love you most, use to describe you. Some of those are your strengths. I tell people: \u201cWrite down three of those; pick a top one.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, \u201cThink about your skills,\u201d\u2014and that\u2019s what you do well\u2014so your strengths and actions; for me, writing\/communicating. \u201cWhat do those strengths look like?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, \u201cWho are you called to serve in this season of your life?\u201d If you think of those as overlapping circles\u2014strengths; skills; \u201cWho are you called to serve?\u201d\u2014your mission statement is going to be in the middle of those three things. Then asking yourself, \u201cWhat is the result you want to see in the world?\u201d\u2014that is kind of the end of your mission statement. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tObviously, that is going to result in a much longer mission statement than the one I said at the beginning. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> But those, if you think of, are the pieces. If you write out all of those on paper and then put them kind of in order: like, \u201cI am a <em>strength<\/em>\u201d\u2014put one of your strengths there\u2014\u201cwoman who\u201d\u2014put a skill there\u2014\u201cfor\u201d\u2014put the people you serve there\u2014\u201cso that\u201d\u2014and then put your vision. That will kind of give you a Mad Libs<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> version of a mission statement. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s, maybe, a little hard to process if you\u2019re just listening; but just getting a sheet of paper and start by writing down: three strengths, three skills, who you are to serve, and what you want to see happen in the world. Then, prayerfully processing with some people, using those building blocks, to put a statement together can be one way to do it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Where was God in this process of writing your mission statement? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Well, just a lot of praying, you know, and asking Him, \u201cHelp me see who You\u2019ve created me to be,\u201d and learning about that through different books, or conversations, looking into His Word\u2014and seeing what the truth is there; of course, going back to that\u2014and just making space in my life to listen. I think all of these are important. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s sounds kind of churchy when I list them out like that. Of course, it\u2019s not as simple as: \u201cI\u2019m just going to do all these things; it\u2019s going to be easy,\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m going to get an email from Jesus, and I\u2019ll know for sure\u201d; but I think, especially just making space in our lives for reflection, that can be really powerful. It\u2019s not easy to do: we\u2019re all busy; the world is loud; so setting aside some intentional time can be the starting point. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Has there been an instance, where someone has asked you to do something\u2014whether it\u2019s professional or whether it\u2019s just something serving in the church\u2014where you\u2019ve had to pull out your mission statement and say, \u201cNot the best use of my time\u201d? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Was that hard to turn them down at that point? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Very hard. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Still? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I used to do a lot more speaking engagements, which no one is doing a lot right now because of COVID, but pre-COVID\/years ago, I thought I had to say, \u201cYes,\u201d to <em>every<\/em> speaking invitation I got. That\u2019s what led to me almost burning out at the end of a year of just constant speaking and travel; but I thought, \u201cThis is what I have to do; it\u2019s a good opportunity. I have to say, \u2018Yes.\u2019\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGod took me through a process of realizing I didn\u2019t have to do that. What I came to understand is, a lot of times, I was actually, probably, taking someone\u2019s spot\u2014that there were people out there that He had equipped to do that that would <em>love<\/em> to do that\u2014that said, \u201cPut me on a plane every weekend; that\u2019s my jam; I want to be at all those conferences and retreats.\u201d Me, without realizing it, had said, \u201cI <em>have<\/em> to do that,\u201d when often I was the <em>bridge<\/em> to someone else who is supposed to. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI started <em>referring<\/em> speaking requests on. I would pray about it; and there were a few that God was saying, \u201cYes; this one is for you\u201d; but there were times when I just sensed Him saying\/He brought someone else to mind. I would say, \u201cI can\u2019t do this, but you know who would be amazing?\u2014this friend of mine.\u201d They would connect, and it would go great; and all because I said, \u201cIt\u2019s okay if sometimes I am the answer, and sometimes I\u2019m just the bridge to the answer.\u201d My mission statement helped me know the difference. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> I had a friend who took this class with me, and she used to be a cellist. She put that up on the shelf for a long time, because they served here at FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. They were on the global team; so they were travelling all over the world, mostly to Africa and then back. She just thought, \u201cThis is not who I am anymore.\u201d Going through this class, and having to come up with a one-word descriptor, she came up with \u201cmusician-ary.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> She took her cello back down\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> \u2014and said, \u201cI believe God is prompting me to pick this back up.\u201d It\u2019s neat to see that, with mission statements and working through this hard work, that God can really start forming our thoughts in who we are and what we are doing to serve others and to serve Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; I love that. That\u2019s a beautiful story; that gives me chills. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYes; because I think we all just can get busy with life, and do our thing every day, and not realize that maybe we\u2019ve lost part of who we are along the way or set it aside when we don\u2019t have to. I think that kind of intentional time to think gives the opportunity for things like that to come to the surface. Then we are aware of them; and we can decide, \u201cOkay, what is God asking me to do with this?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Wow; are you resonating with what Holley is talking about? I know I <em>am<\/em> because I love to say, \u201cYes; yes; yes,\u201d and serve everybody around me; but then I\u2019m not the best of who I am when I\u2019m doing that. We\u2019re going to talk more with Holley Gerth right after this break, but we need two minutes. Then Holley and I will be back to talk more about how to <em>fashion<\/em> that mission statement of yours. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Radio Station Spot Break]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Welcome back to <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em>. I'm Michelle Hill. We are talking today with Holley Gerth, who is an author and also a speaker. She created her own mission statement, and she is helping others understand how God made you and how you are best living out how He made you. Here is Part Two of my conversation with Holley. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Previous Interview] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Talk about burnout that sort of precipitated the mission statement. What did you <em>feel<\/em> like? What did you walk through at that point? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I think burnout, for me, just feels like <em>exhaustion<\/em>\u2014not just physical exhaustion\u2014but emotional exhaustion\/spiritual exhaustion\u2014just feeling like, \u201cI\u2019m empty. I\u2019ve nothing more to give.\u201d Yet, people are asking for more, which can make you feel like resentful\/ike things I wouldn\u2019t normally feel. I just knew, \u201cI\u2019m not at my best and truest self\/the version of me that I want to be.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFor me, like I said, depression and anxiety is part of that; it\u2019s like just going into a hole and not being sure how to find my way out. I\u2019ve come to recognize what that looks like when I start going back to that place. When I\u2019m suddenly tired all the time\/when things, that would normally be exciting or fun or something I would want to do\u2014I\u2019m like, \u201cOh! No way! That just sounds <em>exhausting<\/em>,\u201d\u2014then those are red flags for me. That usually happens when I have drifted away from my sweet spot\/from who I am really called to be. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s not even that I do it on purpose. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> It\u2019s like being at the beach, where you\u2019re in the water. You\u2019re one place; and you look up, and you\u2019re towel and flip flops are way down the shore. You think, \u201cHow did I get here?\u201d I think all of us go through that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think the difference, now, is I\u2019ve learned to recognize it. I know how to get back home again, which, for me, means I can call my counselor; I probably need to get some sleep; I may have neglected rhythms in my life that I have to have: like moving my body and, at least, attempting to eat well; and spending time with supportive people; and staying true to who God made me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> I have, for the last few years, have been going through burnout quite often. I pull out, and then I go back; and then I pull out, and then I go back. That first time that you went through burnout, how long before you were going, \u201cOkay; I need to pull out of this\u201d? Did it take you a while to notice the signs? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; it took me several months to realize, \u201cOkay; I\u2019m not okay.\u201d It was toward the end of a really busy year, and I had been busy that whole year. Toward the end of it, I just thought, \u201cI can\u2019t do this anymore; something has got to change.\u201d Then it took a while to come out of it. It probably took the better part of a year to come back out of it. I think it can be\u2014again, it\u2019s more like a drift instead of a sudden fall or a sudden popping back up\u2014it\u2019s a slower process than that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> And where is God in all of this? I mean, where was God on your mind as you were probably going through these ebbs and flows of wondering, \u201cWhat\u2019s going on here?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; well, when I was getting to burn out, I think I was just trying to be <em>good<\/em> for Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I assumed I <em>knew<\/em> what He wanted me to do. I thought, \u201cI\u2019ve just got to do it\u201d; but I didn\u2019t really <em>ask<\/em>. I was just going through, in my mind, \u201cOkay; these are good things to do. I need to them, and then I will be a good person,\u201d\u2014that kind of thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Which is so easy to do! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; so easy to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> We presume upon God that\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I needed to slow down and take time to ask Him what He <em>actually<\/em> wanted me to do, which was a lot less than I had made myself do. I realized God\u2019s expectations for me were a lot lower than my expectations for myself, which is something I struggle with. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI sensed Him offering me grace where I was not offering myself grace. I was saying: \u201cWhy can\u2019t You do more?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t You try harder?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t You keep up with everyone else?\u201d\u2014all of these things. The voice I was speaking to myself with was not kind; but God\u2019s, when I took time to listen, was relentlessly kind. It took some time for Him to convince me that it was okay to slow down\/that it was okay to start saying, \u201cNo\u201d; that it was okay to honor who He made me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Yes; I\u2019m thinking of a young mom, who might be listening now, and probably has three to four toddlers running around, screaming. She is just <em>trying<\/em> to make it through the day. Why would it be important for <em>her<\/em> to have a mission statement? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I think because it\u2019s easy to feel like we are supposed to be doing something different than what we are\u2014especially in seasons of our life, where we may feel a little hidden or it may look different than we expected\u2014I think a mission statement can be affirming that: \u201cThis is what I am called to right now, and God has placed me here.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen I talk to women, who say, \u201cI don\u2019t think I have a mission statement,\u201d\u2014this happened with me and my best friend\u2014she was like, \u201cHolley\u2014you and all your mission statement stuff\u2014like I don\u2019t know; I don\u2019t think I have one.\u201d She kind of was a little teasing me but, also, felt a little guilty, like, \u201cMaybe, something is wrong with me.\u201d\u00a0 I have found\/when I sat down with her, I said, \u201cYou know what? You are living your mission statement so faithfully that you can\u2019t even see it, because it\u2019s your normal. You\u2019re just in it every single day.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would say to that mom, listening\u2014who is like, \u201cHolley, I don\u2019t know about that mission statement stuff,\u201d\u2014I would say, \u201cYou\u2019re likely already living your mission; it is so your normal life that it is just hard for you to see.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> What was your mission statement again? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> I help others realize their God-given potential. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> That is awesome\u2014such a\u2014just to be able to say, \u201cThere is nothing that is big or nothing that is small; it\u2019s all equal before Christ.\u201d That\u2019s why we are doing what we\u2019re doing\u2014whether it is something that is going to be seen by others; or something that is just behind the scenes, like changing a diaper, or paying bills, or washing dishes\u2014that\u2019s just as important. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes; I like to say, \u201cMy role is obedience; God\u2019s role is results.\u201d I think, without a mission statement, I get really confused about thinking results are the measure of my life rather than saying, \u201cIt\u2019s just about obedience. It\u2019s none of my business what my boss\/my heavenly boss is asking me to do. If I say, \u2018Yes,\u2019 that is equally valuable as anything else. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> Yes; Holley, thank you so much for spending time with me today. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> I have appreciated it, and it has opened <em>my<\/em> eyes to mission statements. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Holley:<\/strong> Thanks for having me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Michelle:<\/strong> What an <em>encouraging<\/em> conversation with Holley Gerth. You know, I shared with Holley that I have a personal mission statement; and it\u2019s really given me some freedom and clarity. It\u2019s helped me define why God put me here in this specific place. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHolley has put together some exercises to help get your brain thinking; we have a link to that on our website, FamilyLifeThisWeek.com; it\u2019s \u201c15 Minutes to Your Mission Statement\u201d; it\u2019s 5 exercises to help you discover your personal strengths and direction. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you are sitting there, thinking, \u201cYes; right, Michelle, why would I need a mission statement? My life is going just fine without one.\u201d I want you to think about: \u201cJesus even had a mission statement.\u201d You know, there is a lot more He could have done; He healed a lot of people, but there were a lot of people that were left unhealed. You\u2019re probably thinking, \u201cWhy?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, it\u2019s because He stayed on mission; He was here to do the will of the Father, and that will\u2014it was the cross. Think of these words from Philippians 2: \u201cJesus did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage; rather He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness and being found in appearance as man. He humbled Himself to being obedient to death, even death on a cross.\u201d He knew His mission. Of course, we know that Jesus is enthroned on high, and He is with the Father. He is King of the universe, because He knew His mission\/He <em>knows<\/em> His mission. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just challenge you: \u201cWhat\u2019s <em>your<\/em> mission?\u201d Maybe, spend a few minutes today going through Holley\u2019s exercises and just consider what God has for <em>you<\/em>. Remember that Jesus did ask us to pick up our cross and follow Him. Don\u2019t be surprised if there is, maybe, a <em>cross<\/em> somewhere with your mission\u2014just something to think about over the weekend. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHey, next week, Emerson Eggerichs is going to sit down with me and talk through an interesting topic\u2014the topic of singleness. He\u2019s going to have <em>loads<\/em> of encouragement for those of you who find yourself in the single state. That\u2019s next week on <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em>. I hope you can join us for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHey, thanks for listening! I want to thank the president of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, David Robbins, along with our station partners around the country. A big \u201cThank you!\u201d to our engineer today, Keith Lynch. Thanks to our producer, Marques Holt. 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