“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've brought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!” -Dr Seuss.
Proverbs 20:5 says "The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out."
We can have so many desires and intentions for good milling around inside our heads and hearts, but oftentimes we find we are not very focused, and as a result, we accomplish little. I believe that as we begin to draw out our intentions, plan how to achieve them, and act on them, we will begin to see new fruit- growth, change and maturity in these areas of our lives!So here goes... These are some of the things I have been feeling convicted about:
- My own health- adopting a permanent healthy way of eating and using food, and a permanently more active lifestyle!
- My family's health- doing what I can do to help them with health challenges, and be an example for them/encourage them in the adoption of a healthy lifestyle too!
- My relationship with my husband- there are many things I know he would love me to do, perhaps I could do more to bring a sense of wellbeing and togetherness in our marriage!
- Being on time- making whatever changes I need to make to help me and my children be consistently early or on time to things! No more lateness!
- Caring more for my appearance- No. I'm not talking about expensive beauty treatments every week, or designer label jeans (although praise God if you have these!), I'm simply being convicted about taking more care over what I have- caring for my skin, for instance! I feel it's time I stopped taking what I have for granted, and started purposefully caring for what I have. It makes me feel happier and more lovely, sets a good example for my girls to follow, and makes my husband feel more positive too! (But more about that in another post!)
- Being a better steward of my finances!
Blessings,
7 comments:
These are all great "Living Well" goals! Isn't it funny how, over the years, certain things we were once fastidious about (like skin care!) just kinda fall by the wayside? I've been trying to get back into the habit of caring for my skin, too, but I have to admit that so often I'd rather be doing something else with that time! It's definitely not an easy habit for me to form. I want to badly for my girls to learn better habits from me than they have been up till now, though. In this area, as well as the healthy eating and active lifestyle areas. Those are seriously some hard habits to change!
But here's to WORKING AT IT anyway! Keep up the great work!
These are wonderful! I am going for better skin to! Visit my blog to see how I plan to achieve this. ;) Looking forward to seeing your future posts on how you are doing in these areas. :)
Such great goals, praying for you to succeed.
I love love LOVE that quote from Dr Seuss!! Its perfect for you, too. And I am also a list maker- love those lists- make them of everything and I especially like your list and know ehat you mean- it is time to focus on the important areas.
That's a nice well rounded list. And yes, I love lists too! You inspire me to make another. :)
Great goals for Living Well... and so balanced. Family is so crucial to that goal.
Have a wonderful day!
Isn't it funny how many of us love lists? Me included...especially the checking off part. Ha!
The fruit of the Spirit is manifesting in you Sister and it's beautiful to watch.
Have a fun weekend!
Suzie ;)
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