Following His Plan

I have struggled for my entire life in following HIS plan. I want to just shoot from the hip, throw that quick dart at a moving target before I pause and think about what I really should be doing. I'm trying to retrain myself to pause, think, let it sink in, discuss it with God, discuss it with others before I just react. This is in every area of day to day life. I don't think of myself as impulsive, yet when I think back on some major decisions, maybe I really am.

I read a really good post the other day about pausing every morning and asking for HIS favor upon our lives. And I realized, not only do I react in some decisions but I'm a reactive pray-er as well. Pausing each morning to simply thank God for his blessings, for his mercy and grace that we have all received - as unworthy as we are, and to ask for His favor upon our lives.

I would think that for the last 39 years I was a fairly devote Christian, but was I? Was I devoted enough to be worthy of any of the blessings I have received over the years? I've received plenty. I would also say I'm a thankful person, yet did I thank Him enough? I've realized in trying to "re-energize" my life (emotionally, spiritually and physically) that I was seriously lacking - not only in my nutrition and fitness - but in my daily life with God. I believe in a personal God, yet did I take time to develop that personal relationship? I hadn't, and I feel I have failed. Yet because I know He is a forgiving God, I know I can always start fresh.

Starting fresh is tough, no matter where you are starting from. Old habits die hard. Hard to teach an old dog new tricks, etc... 21 days. That's how long it takes to form a habit. So besides eating well and exercising, for the next 21 days, I will begin the day the way I should have the last 39 years. In quiet conversation with the one who has blessed my life and given me new life. And in that new life I will be re-energized. I will be stronger. I will be healthy. Not for me. But for those that depend on me day in and day out, for the ones I love, and so that I can be an ongoing example of God's loving grace and blessings. Will you take this journey with me?