So with all the GDPR stuff that took place a while back, I decided to take a long blogging break after I had already took a blogging break. There is nothing like a little pressure to get you to step back for a good long look. But last week I began to really feel the pull to write again. I have been reading The Confident Heart Devotional by Renee Swope and one thing that has been knocking at my heart…it is time to lean into the new things that God is doing in my life. It is time to take some active steps of my own for my life but fully bringing it all to God.
After more and more defeats, I am pretty honest with the fact that I cannot do this on my own. I know that I need the Lord. I know that I need to reach out to him every day for the strength that I need. And boy do I need him now! This is not the first time I planned on a change but I pray it is the last time because it is really hard looking back on where you might have been if only.
For the next several months…maybe longer…I am going to be throwing myself in to the “new thing” for me. I am going to take three areas of weakness and need to God. I’m bringing them here too for accountability. If you would like a little encouragement in some weak areas, I want to invite you to visit here.
Here are my areas: Faith, fitness and finances.
I don’t plan on diving in. I plan on wading in and getting comfortable in the water. So baby steps here because frankly, I don’t want to stop. So please forgive me if nothing seems terribly dramatic.
Faith – I have two faith goals for the next 12 weeks or so. A big one is to spend time daily reading God’s word and in prayer. I am not shooting for more than one chapter a day at the most because I really want to study. I want to know God. I want to show him the love and interest that He deserves. I also know myself and my heart is so willing but my flesh is so weak. I really believe that small changes and baby steps will be the only way I can do this. At least for now. I will be studying Numbers – Learning Contentment in a Culture of More Bible Study by Melissa Spoelstra. It is a six week study but I am going twelve so I can truly study. I have a little confession. I have had this study for a long time. I picked it up last November I believe when I saw Melissa as a speaker at the Aspire Women’s Conference. If you haven’t been to one and Aspire comes to your area, check it out. I’ve been three times and I love love love it!
Prayer – Prayer is something I love to do. I relish the opportunity to pray. I always begin with thanksgiving to God and sometimes that is all it is about but there are some things on my heart. Right now I am reaching out to the Lord for healing for my mother-in-law. I also am praying for my sister-in-law to open her heart to the Lord and to get the peace that she deserves. She works so hard to bless so many. My mom is not alone in Arizona but she is alone. My grandmother passed away two years ago and it was extra hard on my mom because she was her primary care giver. I honestly am praying that God will bring a good man into my mom’s life. She should not be alone and it would be amazing to see her find love again after putting that side of her life on hold while she took care of my grandma who had Alzheimer’s.
If there is anything I can pray for you or if there is a place of encouragement that you would love, please let me know. I would love to be there for you. God bless you!
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