“Moooommm, where’s my (Insert whatever it is the kids are looking for)?”
“Honey, have you seen my (insert whatever hubby is looking for this morning)?”
” How’s that project coming? The deadlines in(insert a ridiculous time frame).”
Hey, could you (insert whatever someone needs you to do today that shouldn’t be your responsibility)?”
It’s enough to make a girl come unglued!!
So many times in life things feel like they’re careening out of control. Most days, I like to believe I do okay, others, well, not so much. It’s funny how we can fool some of the people some of the time, but we can never fully fool ourselves, can we?
Our lives are busy. How will we get to everything? We rush around flitting from one thing to the next, rush around delivering our children to all of their activities, rush to meet this deadline, and cook dinner, and do the laundry, and, and ,and… until, finally, at the end of the day, we drop into our beds purely exhausted, but sleep eludes us as our brain kicks in and says,
“Hey! Let’s think about all the things we didn’t get done today AND about all the things we have to get done tomorrow, Okay?”
Um, no, let’s not, okay?
But, no matter how we try to avoid all of those thoughts, they rattle around in our heads and our sleep is fitful at best. Then, we try to wake up and do it all over again.
Searching for Something
I’m searching for something…. Something that will make the days not feel so crazy, not feel as if I’m a hamster on one of those little spinning wheels (although, that would be a good way to fit exercise into my daily life 😉 )
Are you searching for something that will make your life different? Something that will bring you a better, different life? I can completely relate! I understand how crazy life can feel and how overwhelmed you feel.
Well, God works in mysterious ways my friend and as I sat one evening perusing, what I really mean is wasting time on Facebook, I noticed a post a friend of mine wrote. It really got my think tank started!
Did you catch that?
Seek and You Will Find
I’ve been studying the book of John using this really cool online study over at She Reads Truth, so that was the first place I went as my search began.
It always amazes me (it shouldn’t, but it does) how God works. As I read, I came across the perfect scripture for my word of the year.
that juicy, life-changing scripture
Next Step
- I made it my phone’s lock screen photo
- I hung post-it notes on my bathroom mirrors
- I wrote it on the family calendar
- I stuck post-it notes on my dashboard
- I sent a text to myself
- I hung it on the inside of my cabinet doors
- I posted it on my fridge with a big magnet
When I say everywhere, I mean everywhere!
1.To create a stronger relationship with Christ. Without a personal relationship with Christ, our lives can careen out of control. He doesn’t want anything but our entire heart! He wants to be involved in every.single. thing. Whether that’s vacuuming, doing the dishes, taking our kids to all the activities, or simply resting. Placing our main focus on this relationship can make all others run more smoothly
Your Turn
Today, start thinking about ONE WORD you want to focus on this year.
A word that’s going to give your life a new direction.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. —OTTO RANK
What is YOUR WORD for 2017?
- Figure out what it is you need in your life, pray about it, journal about it, talk with friends and family, do whatever it takes, then, pick one word that represents the things you most need or want in your life
- Find YOUR bring-you-back from insanity scripture
- Post YOUR scripture everywhere
- Memorize it
- USE IT
YOU’VE GOT THIS because GOD’S GOT YOU!!
Peace does not dwell in outward things, but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain if our will remains firm and submissive. Peace in this life springs from acquiescence, not in an exemption from suffering. —FRANCIS FENELON
Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. —VICTOR HUGO
Just Bits and Pieces 
What a nice thing to do for yourself – to find one word to see you through the year. I’m really not sure if I would know what mine could be 🙂 But your post has got me thinking…Thank you!
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Nicole, thinking about is HUGE! It will come to you, just keep thinking! Glad you stopped in. Hope all is well in your world!
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What a different world it would be if we could all find peace in our hearts. That background anxiety we all live with is so ‘normal’ now that it does take work to get rid of it and, as WaynecDyer says, learn to live with the world as it is and not how we think it should be. Great post Robyn.
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Oh Gilly, I totally agree! The world would be so different if we all found peace in our own lives! So often we see a world where people are trying to force a square peg in a round hole. Good to hear from you! Hope you’ve been well.
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Yes – very well thanks – sorry I haven’t been been visiting much, I had a long period of looking after my parents 24/7 during a health crisis but am back to my own life for the time being. Still have lots of needs to see to but I do have more time now as I am back at home again. Hope you are well too.
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I’m glad to hear things are back to “normal”. Hope all continues to be well with your parents. We’ve been fighting some nasty viruses but we’re doing ok.
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