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Thursday, October 25, 2012

#ThrowbackThursday - The Habit of Disappointment



From the archive: 1/30/11 - I woke up feeling quite disappointed in myself. From my excessive use of blue cheese dressing to my failure to write consistently, I've been slippin'...

Layered in between the blue cheese and my loss of significant use of words you can find too much sleep and not enough prayer. Over-eating and lack of cardio...

It is believed that it takes 21 days to form a new habit - whether that habit be good or bad. I have found this to be true, which is why it is detrimental to our continued growth that we not "wait til Monday" to go back to the gym or the beginning of the month to start eating right.

If it takes 21 days for a new habit to be formed, NOW is as crucial as ever. Although I woke up disappointed for various reason, I can't allow myself to remain disappointed for too long. NOW, not tomorrow, not next week, NOW is the time to take an honest assessment, shake off the disappointment and keep it moving.

"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit."

Romans 8:1 shares a great promise to those who are in Christ. Now to just STOP walking according to my flesh...self-control in every area...

Every day that we wallow in what we didn't do yesterday is throwing God's gift of today back in His face! 

TODAY is what we have. Shake of the habits that keep you bound in disappointment and GO FORTH in the gifts of grace and mercy that we receive with each new day! 


Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Dramas: Loving Me & The Things I Hate About Me


I hate that I'm the one to always reach out...

...that I seem to love harder than ppl seem 2 love me...
...that my heart is as big and as open as it is...and that I can't help but show it...
...that I cry over the sunrise and Kleenex commercials...
...that I am either hot or cold...
...that there is no gray area...
...that I am so expressive...
...that I oftentimes want more for others than they want for themselves...
...that I find it easier to encourage/support others more than I encourage/support myself...
...that I...
...that I still struggle with loving the things I hate about myself.

But because I realize Who created me, I am learning to love me, and all of the things I hate about me…

…because all of these things, are what make me me.

I understand that my heart is open in a world so easily closed off to the warmth of a full heart...

...that people may not know how to love…
…that maybe I can show them how…
...that God gave me arms for reaching…especially for those who pull away…
...that it's my responsibility to teach people how to love me...
…that sometimes, people want more for me than I want for myself…
…that people know they can count on me for encouragement and support…

…I am learning to love me…in spite of me.

To love me just as God created me to be.