I'm a writer. Not a great one. Not an in-depth one. But I love to write. And I'm not just talking about this blog. I'm talking about writing in general ... it's why I still have a planner. I do not put any appointments or things to remember in my phone. I want it written out. (I mean I designed my own inserts this year and am already thinking about my 2016 planner ... that's how serious I am about it.)
I still carry my Bible and a notebook to church. There is just something about underlining the scripture as the pastor is preaching on it, marking that verse with the date it was preached on, who preached about it and where I was. I love it. I have a few Bibles that pretty much all have "Dad" written by the various asterisks that I use to mark the scripture that morning or evening. Over the last few years, my Bibles have a lot more names in it and that's a good thing too. One day one of the doctors' I used to work for needed a different translation for something he was working on so he borrowed my ESV Bible. Later he came and commented on how he knew the minister that had preached on the verse he was looking up. We enjoyed a conversation on the impact that man's ministry has had. I also love being able to go back and look at previous sermon notes. There's some good stuff those books!
I like writing. I love writing. So why do you need to know that? You probably don't except for that fact that I am about to share my 2015 Game Plan and I haven't written it down yet which is why I am just now posting it on January 27th. :) It's been an interesting month. I meant to take some time to quiet my soul and get before the Lord to see what would be realistic goals/resolutions for this year but it just hasn't happened yet. Now before you think I am running ahead of the Lord, I am going to share the things I have on my heart for this year and trust that the Lord will change them as He sees fit.
Without further ado here is My 2015 Game Plan:
**GRACE** I want to walk, live, rest in it and breathe it in on a daily basis.The only way I know to achieve this is to focus MORE on Him and less on me. I am purposing to devote more of time to studying His word, journaling about it and through consistent prayer time. One of the things I want to give more time to prayer about is my future husband. I don't know if it's God's plan for me to be married but I do have that desire so I want to be faithful to pray for him now and not expect some magical attribute of prayer to overtake me when I become a wife. One source that I am using is a prayer guide that my friend wrote for men to prayer for their future wives. I've switched a few things around to apply for a man. He's considering writing one for women, which I sincerely hope he does, but if not then I am good to go adapting this one. You can check it out here ... How to Pray for Your Future Wife
**PURITY** One thing the Lord convicted me about in my 2014 Resolutions was to be more intentional in leading a life of purity. I, with great hesitation and toes dragging the ground, threw away a lot of movies that even hinted at immoral love scenes. However, I'll admit I didn't throw them all away because as I write this I have a few coming to mind that are still in my collection. I can even give you an excuse as to why I could let it slide but the truth of the matter is the Lord convicted me to let them go and I have been rebellious. Tonight they will be thrown away. I am not giving them away nor am I attempting to sell them. Trash is trash. I confess that I have this HUGE fear of being viewed as a prude but if that is what people want to think about me then I think I can live with that. Living a life of purity isn't simply about abstaining from sex. The Lord showed me last year that it is also lived out and practiced in my speech, thoughts and what I subject myself to. I need to be more guarded in my speech, especially with the opposite sex. In our culture it is easy to get caught in talking about anything and everything but there are still boundaries on what is appropriate and what is not. I lost sight of that.
**HEALTH** Two Parts ...
Physically: I found out two weeks ago that I am .3 points away from diabetes. I have been given 3 months to turn this around on my own. I have made 2 additional doctors appointments in regards to this to see if other things are connected to this issue. However, I am working to get back to a full low carb lifestyle and will be implementing exercise after the first two weeks. I am hoping to find an affordable treadmill for my apartment but in the mean time I may finally visit the "fitness center" at my complex. I don't even know what they have in there. (According to the website there are 3 machines in there.) Ha.
Emotionally/Mentally: I am going to focus on the part of "I don't want diabetes" not the vanity aspect of losing weight. This isn't about feeling pretty or fitting into a certain size this is about living a healthy life and not being restricted to medications. I also want to be more dedicated to writing as it is a joy for me and the Lord has laid some very specific things on my heart to share. My prayer is that He'll give me the right words and resources to do so. I feel in some ways this may be my new "voice" to minister to others. Right now, I don't know what the Lord has in store for me musically. I'll be honest it feels like I am in a perpetual pause in this area and it may be because He doesn't desire to use me in that way right now which is ok. I am ok with that. (At least, I am at the moment.) I just want to serve Him as He sees fit and I would love to move back into a more part time ministry minded area but we'll see what He has in store.
**FINANCIALLY** At the end of March, I will have 3 major bills paid and 3 more to go, not including my new car note. The other 3 bills are far less daunting than the ones that are about to be paid off. I want to be more purposeful in my spending, saving and tithing this year. I want to find the joy again in tithing. It's not that giving to the Lord isn't a joy but I believe it can become a habit and something that we mark off of our bi weekly spiritual checklist ... I want it to be more than that.
**BLISS** I want to be intentional about doing more fun things this year. I want to take a few more day trips. I want to knock a few more things off my "bucket list". I want to laugh more. I want to enjoy life more because let's face it those who do are the ones who have a greater influence on us. Above all, I want to be marked by His grace and joy so that it flows out of everything that I say and do therefore pointing others to Him!
That's my plan ... for now. :)
I love you all!
Blessings ...
- Melody Faith
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