New Perspective

Do you ever experience life as insane, chaotic, crazy?
Or your behaviors are acting as those?

Well I want to share about spending 11 days with my Princess. She truly is my hero. Anne Marie has a heart of gold. She wants to talk, cuddle, be close to where you are, and I love that. I miss waking up to her every morning now. But I learned a very important lesson on some of my actions this past week. I'm not a mother yet, but I know God will bless me with being a wife and parent one day. This past week I felt as a mom at times because Anne's momma was gone.

I was changing the laundry one day last week. And from another room Anne Marie was asking something. And I respond and say "hang on" "I'll do that in a minute." Something came to my mind after that comment. How many times have I told Anne that this week? I was then convicted on how does hearing that all the time make her feel? She was being put off. I know I would eventually get discouraged if I heard that all the time. Does Anne feel neglected? Does she feel sad or abandoned?  Does it hurt her feelings? It gave me a new perspective on how I am with her and others around me. I want to treat others where they feel valued, loved, accepted, wanted. I don't want them to question my motives or them to feel like they are unwanted.

But here's the twist and how God continued to work in my life. Yes I need to cherish and care for my friendships and others I take care of. These relationships are very important to me but God's relationship should always be first. I was thinking how many times do I tell God HANG ON, wait a minute, not now, I'll do it later? Its daily sometimes. It breaks his heart when we are not obedient to God.

I am challenged to watch my words towards others and God. I want to no longer tell God to hang on or wait a minute. I want to be obedient and follow his will right then. Yes I'll struggle with this and not be perfect but I'm willing to change this. Think about how much more peace you would have inside of yourself if you were to stop putting God off. His plans are so much better and bigger than my own!

Be challenged in how you react each day!!!