I wish I could say I feel great about how the week is going. I am now two days behind on my reading (three if you count today's reading), I haven't made any steps toward getting information about Sunday school and I haven't exercised at all.
I woke up a little disappointed with myself and bummed but certainly not ready to give up on anything. I began to tell myself "tomorrow is another day" and "tomorrow will be better." Then I sat down at the computer with a cup of coffee and began reading today's Proverbs 31 devotion. I love it when I feel like a devotion was written just for me, specific to even that day. Today was one of those devotions.
You can click on the link to read the entire devotion (it's a good one!) but basically the message was this: "Be today who you want to be tomorrow." If I truly want to make changes in my life, if I truly want God to work within me I can not limit God to "well tomorrow I'll be ready" and "tomorrow is a new day." Start today! Even now, it is 9:45 pm but the day is not over.
After reading my devotion this morning I decided I am going to work on my "tomorrow" attitude. Will I still continue to mess up? Yes. Will I have more days of getting behind on my reading? Probably. But it is important to work every moment of every day towards being the person I want to be and God wants me to be. It's important to not throw away the rest of the day over one slip-up. Ask for forgiveness and the strength and encouragement and motivation to move past the mistake.
Psalm 90:12 "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
I woke up a little disappointed with myself and bummed but certainly not ready to give up on anything. I began to tell myself "tomorrow is another day" and "tomorrow will be better." Then I sat down at the computer with a cup of coffee and began reading today's Proverbs 31 devotion. I love it when I feel like a devotion was written just for me, specific to even that day. Today was one of those devotions.
You can click on the link to read the entire devotion (it's a good one!) but basically the message was this: "Be today who you want to be tomorrow." If I truly want to make changes in my life, if I truly want God to work within me I can not limit God to "well tomorrow I'll be ready" and "tomorrow is a new day." Start today! Even now, it is 9:45 pm but the day is not over.
After reading my devotion this morning I decided I am going to work on my "tomorrow" attitude. Will I still continue to mess up? Yes. Will I have more days of getting behind on my reading? Probably. But it is important to work every moment of every day towards being the person I want to be and God wants me to be. It's important to not throw away the rest of the day over one slip-up. Ask for forgiveness and the strength and encouragement and motivation to move past the mistake.
Psalm 90:12 "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
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Oh, I like the message of that devotion. I'm going to write it on a sticky note and post it on my bathroom mirror and in my car!
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