I have to admit, the New Year has not gone as planned so far. In a word, it has been BUSY. I mean, it's the 5th day of the year and I've already worked 3 shifts and taken a trip to Ohio.
Before the new year began, I had been thinking about resolutions. I don't really call them that. I view it as, "How do I want to change my life this year. What can I do to be better?" So I prefer the term 'life-change.'
So far, I had just come up with, exercise more. I hate exercise. My diet is decent, but my exercise is non-existent, so I was gonna work on that. And then there's the usual staple of becoming closer to God. But since that is an everyday thing, I don't really count it as a new year life-change. So exercise was going to be it.
Then, the first 5 days of the New Year came. From spending midnight on the phone with Jonathan, crying because I missed him and I had millions of things to do before coming to see him, to waking up this morning exhausted, wishing I could just stay home and clean my house. I'm so tired. And it's only the 5th of January.
Which makes me realize, I've got to change something else this year.
Since my freshman year of high school, I've had a planner. A trusty book that holds my entire life. To-do lists, schedules, shopping lists, phone numbers. For 10 years I've been living by this book. I relish in picking out a new one each year. It has to be perfect.
And since my freshman year of high school, I've been busy. Literally. I mean, I plan out my days to the brim. Hour by hour. I try to do as much as I can in a day.
I guess you could call me a busy-body. I admit it...Martha and I have a lot in common. (Luke 10:40)
After a while, I start to deteriorate. It's happened before. I start feeling like the bags under my eyes could hold all of my belongings. I inhale as much caffeine as I can just to make it through the day. I have this nagging stomachache (which I think might be an ulcer). And I just don't have time to eat. I start falling asleep while driving, talking on the phone, or when there are 4 cop cars in the yard because my neighbors think that someone tried to break into their house. Do normal people sleep through that?!
Worst of all, my time with God disappears. The Henderson congregation graciously provided each family with a daily devotional book for the new year. I have been so excited to start...and then I realize that 5 days in, I still haven't completed Day 1. And when I sit down to start, I can't focus because the other million things on my mind keep pushing through.
At this point, I have to back up and breath. It's time to re-prioritize my life and my time. First things first...which means I need to put down the planner and pick up the Bible...the Book that SHOULD run my life. I have to take care of myself, God's creation. I have to give Him my time.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
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New Year, Old Ways
I have to admit, the New Year has not gone as planned so far. In a word, it has been BUSY. I mean, it's the 5th day of the year and I've already worked 3 shifts and taken a trip to Ohio.
Before the new year began, I had been thinking about resolutions. I don't really call them that. I view it as, "How do I want to change my life this year. What can I do to be better?" So I prefer the term 'life-change.'
So far, I had just come up with, exercise more. I hate exercise. My diet is decent, but my exercise is non-existent, so I was gonna work on that. And then there's the usual staple of becoming closer to God. But since that is an everyday thing, I don't really count it as a new year life-change. So exercise was going to be it.
Then, the first 5 days of the New Year came. From spending midnight on the phone with Jonathan, crying because I missed him and I had millions of things to do before coming to see him, to waking up this morning exhausted, wishing I could just stay home and clean my house. I'm so tired. And it's only the 5th of January.
Which makes me realize, I've got to change something else this year.
Since my freshman year of high school, I've had a planner. A trusty book that holds my entire life. To-do lists, schedules, shopping lists, phone numbers. For 10 years I've been living by this book. I relish in picking out a new one each year. It has to be perfect.
And since my freshman year of high school, I've been busy. Literally. I mean, I plan out my days to the brim. Hour by hour. I try to do as much as I can in a day.
I guess you could call me a busy-body. I admit it...Martha and I have a lot in common. (Luke 10:40)
After a while, I start to deteriorate. It's happened before. I start feeling like the bags under my eyes could hold all of my belongings. I inhale as much caffeine as I can just to make it through the day. I have this nagging stomachache (which I think might be an ulcer). And I just don't have time to eat. I start falling asleep while driving, talking on the phone, or when there are 4 cop cars in the yard because my neighbors think that someone tried to break into their house. Do normal people sleep through that?!
Worst of all, my time with God disappears. The Henderson congregation graciously provided each family with a daily devotional book for the new year. I have been so excited to start...and then I realize that 5 days in, I still haven't completed Day 1. And when I sit down to start, I can't focus because the other million things on my mind keep pushing through.
At this point, I have to back up and breath. It's time to re-prioritize my life and my time. First things first...which means I need to put down the planner and pick up the Bible...the Book that SHOULD run my life. I have to take care of myself, God's creation. I have to give Him my time.
Before the new year began, I had been thinking about resolutions. I don't really call them that. I view it as, "How do I want to change my life this year. What can I do to be better?" So I prefer the term 'life-change.'
So far, I had just come up with, exercise more. I hate exercise. My diet is decent, but my exercise is non-existent, so I was gonna work on that. And then there's the usual staple of becoming closer to God. But since that is an everyday thing, I don't really count it as a new year life-change. So exercise was going to be it.
Then, the first 5 days of the New Year came. From spending midnight on the phone with Jonathan, crying because I missed him and I had millions of things to do before coming to see him, to waking up this morning exhausted, wishing I could just stay home and clean my house. I'm so tired. And it's only the 5th of January.
Which makes me realize, I've got to change something else this year.
Since my freshman year of high school, I've had a planner. A trusty book that holds my entire life. To-do lists, schedules, shopping lists, phone numbers. For 10 years I've been living by this book. I relish in picking out a new one each year. It has to be perfect.
And since my freshman year of high school, I've been busy. Literally. I mean, I plan out my days to the brim. Hour by hour. I try to do as much as I can in a day.
I guess you could call me a busy-body. I admit it...Martha and I have a lot in common. (Luke 10:40)
After a while, I start to deteriorate. It's happened before. I start feeling like the bags under my eyes could hold all of my belongings. I inhale as much caffeine as I can just to make it through the day. I have this nagging stomachache (which I think might be an ulcer). And I just don't have time to eat. I start falling asleep while driving, talking on the phone, or when there are 4 cop cars in the yard because my neighbors think that someone tried to break into their house. Do normal people sleep through that?!
Worst of all, my time with God disappears. The Henderson congregation graciously provided each family with a daily devotional book for the new year. I have been so excited to start...and then I realize that 5 days in, I still haven't completed Day 1. And when I sit down to start, I can't focus because the other million things on my mind keep pushing through.
At this point, I have to back up and breath. It's time to re-prioritize my life and my time. First things first...which means I need to put down the planner and pick up the Bible...the Book that SHOULD run my life. I have to take care of myself, God's creation. I have to give Him my time.
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