As I sat down Tonight, I didn’t know where to begin. I knew I wanted to update you all on my goals, but I also wanted to bring in some scripture. How could I tie the two things together? Then I was just checking out the Daily Bread App on my Kindle for (July 8) and how fitting it is for me in this time in my life. The title… UNCERTAIN TIMES! How true! I have so many uncertainties right now have the time I can’t even think straight. Will our finances work out, will Garrett be ok or will something happen in the surgery on Friday, will my headaches ever go away because right now I wish they would, can I get back on track with my diet if I can get our finances back on track….Just so much stuff piling on it seems one thing after another and this is just an Uncertain time for us all. We all have Piles of uncertainties, but really what do they cause us… heartache, stress, worry, anxiety, depression, etc. All emotions that God does not want us to have. God wants us to show gratitude towards ourselves and others. Imagine just sitting down and being thankful at the end of the night for all the small things in your life instead of going to bed worrying about all the BIG things that will greet you the next day.
As I was looking at the scripture, Paul says everything we need to know “Don’t worry about anything, instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you.” - Philippians 4:6-9
Paul talks about prayer and how we shouldn’t worry. God is there for us no matter what. God is something far greater than what we can understand and that is the truth. God is amazing. He truly can work miracles, but we as a human race have to start giving things to God, myself included. This whole don’t worry business is difficult…..especially when it comes to our children. I know that recently my my attitude towards things caused an argument between my husband and I because I don’t get as angry because I see things as “God’s path for us or God’s purpose” where as he wants to be angry because the world is angry with us because all this terrible stuff is happening to us. I feel it is to help become stronger as a couple in our marriage and our faith and again he feels it is because the world hates us. Soooo the argument continues…..eventually I hope to win out ;) but at this point in life we all need to be more like Paul. We need to start displaying the actions of his letters and being thankful for the gifts we were given. If we all started journaling at least 3 things we had gratitude for at the end of the day before we closed our eyes I bet our moods would shift, our health would change, and our attitude towards others would be different. I know in times of uncertainty it is hard to be thankful but look around you and I bet you can think of 3 things that you are thankful for. I know going to bed tonight I can think of about 5-6. Some of those things being the very goals/CHallenges that I have set out to write about on here. When I started this I wanted to walk a 27 mile Marathon but I have had to change my goals so I wanted to update you all on the progress of the updated goals/Challenges.
1. Walk a 5k in 35 min (I have walked 2 so far 42 minutes is my best time - I have some more planned for the year….still working on this one)
2. Lose 25-30 pounds by Aug./Sept. (I am currently down 26.5 pounds and it is only July)
3. Follow the Daniel Plan Bible Study (I am able to follow this and am currently leading one)
4. Read a book a week (this is a challenge still avg a book a month :( :( :( )
5. Accept that I can only work part time (I think I am finally at this point of acceptance. I am coming up with things to help fill some time and earn money off and on so that is helping :) )
6. Blog weekly (This is still a challenge …..I am going to get better at this as well…..I am going to be adding another blog still looking into topics)
7. I want to write a book! (I have picked out a couple different types of books and have been praying about this God has laid a couple things on my heart still need to see where this goes but it is going somewhere folks!!!!! Just can’t be sure where!)
So there you have it! I am making progress and I am starting to feel the effects of happiness…..when stress of everyday life is not in the way! I actually feel calmer knowing that I am challenging myself, and trying to show gratitude towards the ones around me.
Remember to be thankful for something tonight!
God Bless,
Amanda
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