A new year. Thoughts about vision and goals and hopes and dreams. Assessing and planning and organizing. Looking at my life from all angles, backwards, forwards, and most necessary, upwards.
If I am to do what God has made me for, I need to look up. I need to seek His vision for my life. Consider that (if they could) a car doesn't go about trying to be a refrigerator or a bookcase to be a grocery cart. They do what they are intended to do, and so must I. But my instruction manual isn't as clear cut as a car's or a bookcase's. We humans have potential to do many different things in this life. And each of us is created for specific, intentional purposes, depending on the season of life we are in. There are times where we wear a multitude of hats. For me it is wife, mother, director of women's ministry, friend, daughter, aunt, sister, pet caretaker, cook, house cleaner, writer, illustrator, accountant, and on and on . . . So many ways to be, to perform, to serve. But certainly no way to do it all!
I've got to look up and ask my Creator, "What is your plan for me in this season?" And I need to listen. And I need to be obedient.
Obedience requires a willingness of the spirit, which I have. It requires discipline, a place where I often struggle, so I lean into organization.
In 2018, I discovered a tool called "Todoist" (todoist.com). Maybe you're one of the 15+ million people taking advantage of this application. I am faithful in using it daily. There is a free version, which has proved sufficient for keeping me on task.
After months of using it, I've discovered there are 12 areas (projects) of my life that I've defined to help me keep my focus. They are:
1. God/Soul/Spirit/Faith
2. Body/Health
3. Tony (Husband)
4. Luke (Son)
5. Family/Friends
6. Writing/Illustrating
7. Work
8. Money/Finances
9. Errands/Chores/Home Improvement
10. Critters
11. Volunteering
12. Fun/Entertainment
Under these headings are all kinds of activity that command my attention, that compose my life. I've decided to write about these 12 things on my blog. Why? Because it will help me stay accountable and track if I'm really being obedient to God's will for my life.
And, perhaps, if you join me on the journey, you'll begin to understand your purpose a little more clearly, to hear His voice speaking to your spirit,
Here's to a breathtaking, bountiful, blessed 2019!
"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." (Jeremiah 33:3)
