So I have a lot to say on this topic thus I'm going to break it up into a few more digestible posts...
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that 90% of Americans make some sort of New Years resolutions sometime after Christmas and by January 2nd. For obvious reasons the end of the year is an excellent time for goal planning and self evaluation.
Every year I make goals, about 80% of the time you could call them New Years resolutions only because they are made during December and it's my plan for the upcoming year. Though it would be more accurate to say that what I do is more like a game plan and I'd call myself a strategist of long term and short term goals. Yes I am a planner, I have plans for plans and plans to make more plans and evaluate plans. I love lists and yes I even plan my down time or free time.
WHY?? Cause for me life is simplier when I have some sort of idea of what is going on around me or "in" me for that matter. For someone like me planning comes as naturally as breething and lists are as easy as brushing my teeth. The more you do it the more natural and everyday it becomes.
It might sound a little weird but,
planning as a process: visualize, strategize, and realize...is very relaxing for me.
If I can't sleep at night cause I'm thinking about bills or wondering if I forgot something important coming up like a birthday or holiday or vacation time. I get up from the bed, go into the other room, pull out the budget and review my financial plan for the next week or next month.
Even with my free-time if I know there are a lot of things I want to do I make a mental priority list
i.e. This weekend there is a Jazz Fest, an Artwalk, I still have regular weekend chores and I want to sit and watch a movie or grab a bite with my family, so I make a mental note of what to do when and how I can get done the things I need to get done and have time to do the things I want to do to enjoy some relax time.
I'll be honest I'm not a person who can sit and do "nothing". Isn't a little odd that we say we did "nothing" doing nothing just isn't possible. Your always doing something right? Sleep is sleeping, hanging out, watching a movie, reading a book. Those are all actions and to me they all require some sort of thought. So I rarely use that phrase I did "nothing" cause it just isn't accurate.
I'm a great believer that failing to plan is planning to fail.
On a side note I will mention that in years long past I had issues with control and also letting go to let God lead me in my everyday life. But in releasing control and surrendering to God he showed me that all God's children are not all alike. God has given me a specific passion and purpose and His calling for me is to not be idle. I have spiritual gifts, I have talents, I have responsibilities and God has blessed me to be able to maintain all of those so I will do them to the best of my ability.
With that said, God leads me in every aspect of my life and I trust Him with even the smallest details.
Dinner/Lunch/ Breakfast
Dishes
Losing weight
Pottie training Jaxon
Spending time with Jaxon and listening to his needs
Exercising
Praying on a regular basis
Reading my word
Understanding God and growing closer to Him
Spending time with my husband and working on our marriage
Keeping the house clean
Paying bills on time
Saving for the future
Being a living example for Christ
Giving my best in my career
What responsibilities do I have that I am not fulfilling?
In every moment of the day these are the thoughts in my head.
So how the heck would I be able to think these things and not go crazy without God and a few lists (i.e. a plan)???
So I'm just saying-feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Give it to God.
Pray for peace and actually walk with the expectation and fervent belief that he will meet your needs. That's a promise that He has given to us in His word, no need to take my word for it- but if you must, if He meets my needs why wouldn't he meet yours too?
God is awesome, they call him Jehovah Jirah for a reason.
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