Plans

I like to think of myself as a pretty organized person (I don’t know if my mom would agree with this). I am not really that spontaneous. Once in a while but not often. This is not to say that spontaneity is wrong, just not for me. For the most part I think this is a good thing. God is organized he is not a God of confusion. Except sometimes I get so organized I plan my day out exactly how I want it to go. When it doesn't go as planned I can get really upset (just ask Jordan, he has firsthand experience with this). So how do I change this? it is actually something that I have struggled with for a long time. Now it may seem silly to some people but that’s just how I am. I like to be in control. That is ultimately what it is. So I figure that in order to change how I react I need to give up control to God. This is not to say I cannot plan my day out. I still need to have some organization in my life. I need to learn not to get upset when things don’t go my way. God has a perfect plan in all things. Even the little things in my life. I also think this is somewhat to do with pride. I need to humble myself before God. In 1 Peter chapter 5 verses 6 and 7 it says, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

So these are just my thoughts. Things I have to work on. God is in control of everything. He cares very deeply for me and I can trust Him with my day and every day.

-Hannah

Lately God has been showing me how important it is to set aside time to spend with Him. It is so easy to get caught up with life and not spend time with our Savior. The devil can easily make me feel bad about spending time with God. I start thinking about everything else I could be doing. Or it is as simple and not wanting to stay up a little later to talk to God. Or not getting up a little bit earlier to talk to Him. This is essential to our lives though. I know when I do set aside time to spend with God I feel great. It is awesome being able to talk to Him and set aside all my worry that I have. I feel like when I don't spend time with God it is so much harder not to give into my flesh as well. Like I said spending time with God everyday is essential to the Christian walk.
Submit ourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:7-8 ESV
God bless,
Hannah

Doing some morning reading! Matthew 5 - 7 for today. Such wise teachings, I always have to find time to apply these to my life.

Back Again

Well, I'm back. I changed the title and a little bit of the mission statement. I think I can definitely use this as a tool to stay focused on God daily. I haven't been too keen on doing that every day, but I want to. I hope that this can be a new beginning for me, and that I can get in a habit of doing this every day.

I have been getting up at 5 a.m. lately. It's kinda cool. I like to think of it as getting up before the sunrise. Its a peaceful thing to watch in the morning. I think at times in the past, I have tried to get in a regimen of getting up early, and always had an agenda or something I had to pursue in the morning. This time, it's more about getting up early and getting my day off to a good start and not so much worrying about getting a bunch of stuff done. I might start to incorporate more things into it as time goes on. I plan on reading my Bible and talking about some of the things that I learn every day.

I hope to get on tomorrow with some good words.

God bless,

Jordan