"Malinda, take
things a little bit at a time", is what I have to keep reminding myself of
these days.
I can see where God
wants me to go and I want to get there now!
I know where I've
been and the mountain I have to climb because of the messes I've
made.
With all this running through my head I stumble, I fall and my knees can get pretty scraped up. That's when God steps in and says, "A little bit at a time". Then God picks me up, dusts me off, kisses my self-inflicted wounds and says, "Try again, I love you."
Working through "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is slow going. I have a lot of the skills needed to work through this process. I will succeed in the end.
Remembering to do things a little bit at a time, for the right reasons, combining the old with the new and finding the balance for all of this is a task.
With all this running through my head I stumble, I fall and my knees can get pretty scraped up. That's when God steps in and says, "A little bit at a time". Then God picks me up, dusts me off, kisses my self-inflicted wounds and says, "Try again, I love you."
Working through "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is slow going. I have a lot of the skills needed to work through this process. I will succeed in the end.
Remembering to do things a little bit at a time, for the right reasons, combining the old with the new and finding the balance for all of this is a task.
Without God in the
lead, where would I be? Still lost and
lonely.
Being thankful for
what I have is what keeps me going. I
want to show God how truly grateful I am for each day and all the grace and
mercy he's shown me.
When you are born of
the spirit and water, you are changed forever.
That's when the real work begins.
Once you acknowledge that you are a sinner, ask for forgiveness and acknowledge that Christ Jesus' died for your sins (Meaning it with all your being, because God does know.) you become responsible for showing those whose lives you touch that you are his and they can be too.
God wants all of us to know that we are loved and that he cares.
This doesn't mean that any of us deserve God's mercy or grace. Like any parent bearing gifts, we are given God's mercy and grace simply because he loves, cares for and wants the best for us. Like Pastor Jim Combs said in one of his messages, "Christ was a somebody who became a nobody, so that we could realize that we are somebodies who have to become nobodies to serve others, so that they know they are somebodies and can do the same for others and change worlds."
Now with that said, don't try to say it three times fast, we come back to the statement, "Malinda, take things a little bit at a time." This, also, is reflected in the "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" when Stephen Covey says, "Go slow, to go fast". By taking things a little bit at a time, the lessons I have to learn, the balance I need to find and the way towards the dreams God has given me and the path too them remains within the light that he shines on me so that I can reflect it to others.
In the end that is my God-given purpose.
So anew I will begin again to share my journey with you, a little bit at a time.
Good Night and Sweet Dreams! I love you all. :-) XOXOXO
Once you acknowledge that you are a sinner, ask for forgiveness and acknowledge that Christ Jesus' died for your sins (Meaning it with all your being, because God does know.) you become responsible for showing those whose lives you touch that you are his and they can be too.
God wants all of us to know that we are loved and that he cares.
This doesn't mean that any of us deserve God's mercy or grace. Like any parent bearing gifts, we are given God's mercy and grace simply because he loves, cares for and wants the best for us. Like Pastor Jim Combs said in one of his messages, "Christ was a somebody who became a nobody, so that we could realize that we are somebodies who have to become nobodies to serve others, so that they know they are somebodies and can do the same for others and change worlds."
Now with that said, don't try to say it three times fast, we come back to the statement, "Malinda, take things a little bit at a time." This, also, is reflected in the "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" when Stephen Covey says, "Go slow, to go fast". By taking things a little bit at a time, the lessons I have to learn, the balance I need to find and the way towards the dreams God has given me and the path too them remains within the light that he shines on me so that I can reflect it to others.
In the end that is my God-given purpose.
So anew I will begin again to share my journey with you, a little bit at a time.
Good Night and Sweet Dreams! I love you all. :-) XOXOXO
