Choices

I've heard a million times that life is full of choices...some good and some bad. I have been faced with many choices and tried to make the best choice. Recently I've tried to make some healthy lifestyle choices; exercising regularly, eating better, etc... I've also made the choice to sell Mary Kay products. I would like to earn a little extra income to "play" with and I also LOVE MK products, so I thought it would be easy. However, I still have to make the choice to ask someone if they'd like to try the products and I have to decide how much time I'm going to put into it. I even have to decide whether or not I really want to be successful at selling it or not. As a parent, I have to make choices all day long about what we should do, eat, drink, say, wear, etc...

So, it sounds like I'm all over the place, but I do have a point. I have also made the conscience choice to read my Bible every day. It sounds so simple. I pray alot everyday. I'm constantly reminded of how blessed I am just because of my husband and children and the fact that I'm able to stay home every day...which leads me to pray. But, I don't do a good job of opening my Bible, reading God's word and hearing what HE wants to say to me. Why am I telling you this? Because that has to be a choice that I make: either do it or don't. We are not programmed to wake up every day and automatically WANT to exercise; WANT to work; WANT to pray; WANT to read our Bible. I definitely am NOT programmed that way. In fact, I may have the best of intentions to do those things, but if I don't make the choice to do it as soon as I have the opportunity, I'll get distracted and won't do it. My point is this: we're motivated by different things, but those motivators keep us moving towards our choice. I want my choices to be guided by God. I want to rely on God, (who [incomprehensibly] loves me more than I love my husband and kids) when things get tough. I don't want to make the choice that I think is best for me; I want to make the choice that God says is best for me. The best way to know what God thinks is best for me is to look in his word.

I don't know why my blog took this turn tonight. And, I'm NOT doing things perfectly...I don't always get up to exercise and there are many days where I don't read my Bible, but I'm making a very deliberate effort to do what I know God wants me to do...which is spend time listening to Him.

So, why did I write all this down for you to read? I really don't know. Maybe for some accountability? Maybe so I would "practice what I preach"? I love all of you family members and friends who read this, and this is me.