You Matter

Welcome to Made for Mondays. My name is Justin Lester. You're tuned into our podcast. I simply take some time just to talk about life living and what it means to pursue all who we are. I'm a person who's lived life, successes and failures, good things, bad things, whatever that is in between. I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm a pastor, I'm a writer, I'm a teacher, I'm a professor. All those things in between. All I want to do on here is give you suggestions and tips on living. You'll eventually meet my wife on here as well. You'll meet my son on here as well. You'll meet other people and friends and colleagues that I have with all one goal. We have a story. God is writing it. Let's do it together. The reason this is called Made for Mondays is I want you to be made for the beginning of your work week. Your workplaces are places of worship. Not to be worshiped, but places of worship. Whatever it is that you're worshiping, whether you're saved or not saved, Christian or non Christian, on this podcast, I want you to see your workplaces as sacred spaces. The goal of this podcast is to ensure that you are Made for Monday. Mondays. Don't make me. I make them Mondays. Do not deny me of the future. I tell Mondays the future is going to come to me. That's what this podcast is all about. So grab a notepad or don't sit back in your car. Turn it up, turn it down. Make us faster, make us slower. Something today is going to be said to make you better. Are you ready? Let's get Made for Mondays.

Every Sunday, I end the worship service at the church, our pastor with the following. If no one tells you you're loved, you are somebody. You're the somebody that God loves, somebody that God needs. And there's somebody the world doesn't know they can't live without. These small affirmations to me are extremely meaningful because there's power behind knowing and owning your value, because you matter enough to matter. You're important. So you are so important that you have purpose and you can walk in that purpose and within the protection of God. God has a very precarious way of helping you take control of your own life, because he's in control. Listen to the words of Christ In Matthew, chapter 11, verses 26 through 30 from the Message translation. It says this. Are you tired and worn out and burned out from religion? Come to me, get away with me and you recover your life. I'll teach you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me and watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly. See? Don't miss out on transformational moments in your life because you are not willing to stop and to be transformed. As we engage in deepening our wells and engaging in core values, I want to give you this today. That email that you're so worried about can be sent in the morning. That text that's so such peril to you can be read tomorrow. That television show will not change the future of your life and that status will still be there in 25 minutes. You're worth the time to pause, to rest. The betterment of who you are is so vitally important. God provides us transformational opportunities each and every day. Even if that transformational opportunity begins with ending something. So what doesn't need to be on your calendar this week? Think about it. What meeting do you know this week will not change a thing? Cancel it. What coffee will not change anything this week? Don't go. What phone call will not lead you to the place where you're trying to get? Don't make it. What thing do you need to do that will push you to be who God's called you to be? Do it. What conversation do you need to have? What phone call do you need to make? Make it. The betterment of who you are is what's most important. And when you put that at the forefront of your day to day engagement, you'll see you'll get better every single day. God provide transformational opportunities to us every day. Even if that transformation is ending something. Take intentional time with who you are, with God, with a loved one. This week. Put God on your calendar, put your family on your calendar and relentlessly work to keep the them on it. So here's some questions I'll ask you as you go into your week this week, what in person meetings need to be on the phone? What opportunities do you not need to engage in? What co workers and classmates do you need to just release? Who do you need to release energy from this week? Know this. You matter enough to end what's against you.

Well, hey, made for Monday's listeners.

Justin here.

I'm on here to give a shameless plug about. Well my book. I wrote a book called Necessary Endings. This book is simply a book detailing. It's called Some Things need to Die for you to live. It details four different funerals that I believe you need to have to go on a journey of mental well being and mental success. I pray that you take a moment to go ahead and grab it. You can grab it on my website@jr Lester.com or on Amazon. It's a book that addresses mental health, faith journeys, relationships, friendships, everything in between. Need Prayerfully. It'll help you be all that you need to be everything God's called you to be. So go ahead, take a copy of Necessary Endings. Some things need to die for you to live. Available on Amazon or jrlester.com thank you. Well, thank you for joining us for Made for Mondays, Justin, and I'm so grateful that you guys did so today. If you want to get in contact with me, please feel free to go to my website www.jrlester.com. you can find me on Facebook at Justin R. Lester and our public page and simply like or message us on there. And also on our website jrlester.com you can see a copy of the books that we've written, the notes that we've given out as well and the work that we're doing and the videos we've recorded and places we've spoken. I hope that something you say or do helps you be all that God has called you to be. That's all I'm here for. I want you to live and I want you to thrive and I want you to be all that God's called you to be. Listen, would you say our mantra with us with me today? Simply repeat after me. Say I am me. I can be me and and no one will stop me from being me. Have an amazing day. You are amazing.