If any of your know me well, you know that failure is the at the cornerstone of where Satan tries to work his lies into my life. He says things like, "If you had done this, you would have this" or "You didn't do this, so that's why things are this way", etc. You get the picture. He also knows that once he gets started with me on these, it's very easy to derail me. From failure it draws to comparison of others, what I should have at this point in my life or what I should have accomplished thus far. He points out the things I'm not doing way too often. I become overwhelmed with all I should be doing and shutdown. If I'm being completely real, I fall prey to these lies and this trap more often than I would like to admit and boy, does that taint my view of how God sees me.
So, I'm done making promises to myself, trying to plan out how things should be, and what goals I need to meet. That's not what motivates me. Does that mean I won't make promises to myself or try to plan things out? Absolutely not, old habits die hard, but I'm going to make every effort to embrace the way God created me. To love all the quirks, even the "failures" that other see, and be content in my Creator and where He has me.
This is where I need your help though, My love languages are words of affirmation and physical touch. So if you sense I might need some encouragement, please encourage me. If you see me and think I need a hug- give me a hug. In this virtual age that we are living in, we need to do life together "virtually" too. In the same way, I am an encourager, so I hope that I can encourage you along this journey of life as well, reminding you that you are beautifully and wonderfully made- created with His loving-kindness.
You can also keep me accountable with my overzealous list of activities that I'm implementing to put me on a path of realizing my goals. So here they are:
- Mondays and Wednesdays, I will write for half an hour in a blog or article.
- I will put money in my 360 Account for Tithe, Savings, Trips, Mad Money every paycheck.
- I will apply to one job a week.
- I will run on two weekdays and Sat/Sun- alternating 2 and 3.5+ runs.
- Once a month, I will volunteer in an organization of choice.
- Three days a week, I will spend time before work in the Word- Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Also, shout out to my newest niece Addie Grace and her proud parents, Brent and Kat, and big brother Will! God is Good All the Time Indeed!
Lastly, several years ago, I sat down with my grandfather to write His memoirs. Sadly, I have not put the time I would like into his story, so I'm going to open another blog- Wednesday to share pieces of His story. It is definitely one the world needs to hear, so I hope you'll follow that one as well.
Thank you for reading and supporting me. You will never know how grateful I am that you take time out of your busy schedule to read my ramblings.
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