i know. i know. i suck. its been over a month since i last posted. I am usually the one around here who harasses other bloggers and tells them that they need to keep their blog updated or people will stop reading and checking. and now look at me.
well with the new year (which i cannot believe its already a month into it!) comes new rhythms, new goals, new schedules. and apparently i haven't included keeping my blog updated... so i shall work on doing better again!
but with the new year came a reemergence of one of my favorite phrases.
being intentional.
being that im not a naturally disciplined person i need to be intentional with things.
whether it be staying on top of bills and correspondence, reading the word, or working out, just to name a few
... i need to be intentional...
im often content to chill, waste time, lurk on facebook for countless hours, let that to do list lay dormant. but i also find myself desiring change and productive days.
i realize that one of the reasons i am supposed to be here is b/c God knows me. He knows i needed a new start, some new rhythms, in order to change. grow. be more the person Jesus wants me to be... the person i want to be.
it's been about 9 months now since i moved down here "semi-permanently". the honeymoon phase is over. it's real, raw, normal, everyday life. its funny tho b/c now the things I am learning and wrestling with aren't necessarily directly related to the fact that i am living in mexico... or "serving the poor"... or in a different culture. it's normal everyday stuff. its trying to figure out how to live like a follower of Jesus in the simple stuff too. in taking care of myself. in filing my mind and time with useful things. in not rushing around too much. in listening to people. in asking good questions. wrestling with answers and not just settling.
its about being intentional to put these things into action.
im really good about thinking. reflecting. and pondering my desires for change... but suck at doing anything about it.
so here's to new rhythms. learnings. attempts. and failures too.
so far 2009 is turning out to be a good one....
3 comments:
Rhonda. Great post; it was worth the wait!! Things I need to think about too - to stop thinking and start doing.
Be blessed.
glad you're back! Love to read your thoughts.
much love!
My sister in intentionality. Good to hear that I'm not the only one who seems to keep this struggle as a lifelong need! I have learned though, that it's not my intentionality to act, but my intentionality to pray and be guided by the Spirit that "gets things done." So, in case you're feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by your to-do list, give it up to God.
Hope you're doing well, my long lost friend. We're alright. Just coming off of a really tiring stretch of days, exhausting and emotionally draining, slowly rebuilding. God is good.
Thinking of you.
Love
Beans
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