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- I'm sure you've heard of Shonda Rhimes.
She's the creator of shows like Scandal, Grey's anatomy,
How to Get Away with Murder.
(giggles)
Well, her sister Delores said six words
on Thanksgiving day 2013.
That changed her life forever.
You know what it was,
you never say yes to anything.
That statement shook her up
and compelled her to choose one,
three letter word for an entire year. Yes!
Now why did she do that?
Because she realized she was saying no to everything.
Amazing invitations to be a guest
on famous talk shows or attending award shows
and presenting awards. You know,
just being around influential people
outside of work. She always said no.
And she said, the reason why
was because of anxiety and fear
and self-doubt and just being nervous, she was,
she just started saying yes to everything.
And she said it opened up a whole new world to her.
She's done TED talks about it.
She wrote a bestselling book about it.
She became a New York times bestselling author,
all because she focused on one word
to drive her decisions, her actions,
and it changed her life forever.
So I'm asking you today,
what could you accomplish in your life?
If you just started saying yes to new dreams,
new challenges, to stretch yourself,
to grow, to expand, start saying yes.
To what you feel in your heart,
God is telling you to do.
Now, I want to share three words
that I heard when I went to bed one night,
asking the Lord to just give me exactly
what he wanted me to share with you.
Three words, and this is what I heard.
It's about time.
It's about "time" with emphasis on the word time.
And by the way, I'm Terri Savelle Foy
your cheerleader of dreams.
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So back to our topic, when I heard
those words in prayer, it's about time.
I thought you mean like fans do the hourglass.
So are the days of our lives.
(giggles)
Well, you know what, I heard TD Jakes say,
what are you gonna do with the rest of your life?
Then I heard him say it a little differently.
He said, what are you gonna do with
the life you have left?
Of course he was shouting and sweating
and it just sounded so much more powerful
coming from TD Jakes, but then I remembered
there's a scripture where David said,
Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
He said, remind me that my days are numbered
and that my life is fleeing away.
Someone in 1990 says, I'm here on earth
for just a little while.
In fact, you may remember the scripture
that says life is a vapor. It's a mist.
It's a breath. It's a wisp of smoke. Like that's it.
That's your life here on earth.
Might as well fluff it up a little bit.
(giggles)
But my point is it's here today, gone tomorrow.
Like, that's it.
So when I heard that, just asking the Lord
and I heard him say it's about time.
Well, then I heard it a little differently.
I heard the Lord say it's about "time".
Have you ever gotten so frustrated with someone who's late?
And you say sarcastically it's about time.
Well, that's how I heard it in my spirit.
In other words, it's about time.
You got serious about your dreams,
your purpose, your assignment,
or it's about time, you stop procrastinating.
It's about time, you stop waiting for everything
to be perfect for people to cheer you on
and tell your dreams aren't crazy.
Now it's about time, you start building
your confidence and believe in yourself.
You know, I'm not trying to be harsh.
I promise I'm still sweet, but
for 11 years of my life,
I was just on autopilot and nothing was changing.
I had fallen into a rut without even knowing it.
I literally did the same routine day after day,
and I cared more about watching other people
live their dreams, you know, just watching TV at night,
then go after my own dreams.
I stopped working out. I ate junk food.
I didn't save any money.
I charge things I wanted on credit cards.
Never read a book after college.
Didn't listen to anything that would
help me grow like a personal growth podcast.
Like you're listening to today.
No, I only listened to music on my way
to work and on my way home.
I had no written goals or dreams for my future.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Well, unfortunately, sometimes it takes
hitting an all time low, or you could say
rock bottom to get that wake up call to change.
And that's what happened to me,
when my husband and I separated,
and I just found myself wondering,
what am I doing with my life?
You know, maybe you feel like me
or like Isaiah in the Bible.
He said, I have labored to no purpose.
I've spent my strength in vain and for nothing.
Job said my life drags by day after hopeless day,
he said,'I give up, I'm tired of living.
Leave me alone. My life makes no sense'.
I don't know about you, but
that sounds like my old journals, you know,
but listen to this little poem
that James Albery wrote, he said
he slept beneath the moon, he basked beneath the sun.
He lived a life of going to do
and died with nothing done.
I'm telling you today, that is not going to be your story.
You are watching this by divine appointment. Why?
Because it's about Time.
Well, finally I started giving myself
permission to dream and I started saying yes
to things that just forced me to grow.
I started making a vision board and writing my dreams.
I started just imagining the biggest things
I could even comprehend happening
and putting those images in front of me
and little by little, they started happening.
In fact, I remember the first time
my dad asked me to do his TV show with him.
I was so pushed out of my comfort zone. I was scared.
I knew people were going to laugh at my voice,
and so I sat in the parking lot,
right outside the studio, on the phone
with my best friend, just crying and going.
I know God wants me to do this, but I'm so scared.
Well, I pushed myself out of my comfort zone
and eventually it led to me having my own TV show.
In fact, listen to this testimony
I got from somebody watching our broadcast.
I was speaking near Seattle up in Washington
and afterwards I was doing a book signing
and this family came and this big, giant
tall man approached me in the book,
signing with tears, just coming down his face,
and he said, can I have a hug?
And I was like, yes, sir.
So I hugged this giant man, we took a group picture
with his family and they walked off.
When his daughter came running back to me
and she said, Terry, you will never know
what that hug and what those tears mean to our family.
I said, what's the story.
She said, my dad refused to go to church with us for years.
She said he was depressed.
He was an alcoholic, near suicidal.
She said he was an atheist.
He wanted nothing to do with God.
And she said, he's the one who stumbled across
your channel. He found you.
And she said, he not only gave
his heart to the Lord, but he told his family.
He said, we have to go here, teary.
She said, my dad is not just a fan.
She said he is a fanatic about Jesus.
Now, when I hear a story like that,
it makes me just think what if
I had said no in that parking lot.
That day on the phone with my best friend.
Here's the thing you stepping out
of your comfort zone, honoring the dreams
that are in your heart and saying,
yes, it isn't all about you.
It's about the impact that God wants
you to make during your time here on earth.
So it's about time, that you say yes
to fulfilling your assignment.
It's about time, you start saying yes
to the things that just stretch you
and make you uncomfortable.
Say, God is waiting for you to start saying, yes,
I love this quote from Brian Tracy.
He said comfort and convenience run
the lives of unsuccessful people.
John Maxwell, I love this story.
He said he was given a book one time
by a dear friend and the title was
The Greatest Story Ever Told.
He loves to read and so we thought,
wow, what a title!
Well, when he opened it up much to his surprise,
all the pages were blank.
So he, he turned to his assistant and he said,
it says, The Greatest Story Ever Told
there's nothing here.
She said, turn to the first page.
So he turned there and this is what she had written.
She said, dear John, your life is before you
fill these pages up with your hopes,
your dreams, your desires, and make it
The Greatest Story Ever Told.
He said he took it home with him
and he started writing that very day.
On the first page he wrote down,
I want to make a difference.
Here's my point.
God is counting on you, to make a difference.
Denzel Washington said, don't just aspire
to make a living, aspire to make a difference.
So I'm excited to get, to help you
start dreaming again and start saying yes,
when God brings you opportunities.
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you on to live your dreams, and hey,
I can't wait to share your story on this time.
Thanks for watching.I'll see you next week.