More on Consistency part 2

Last week I talked a little more about consistency.  I am learning so much about this during this season. Here where I live the weather has been teaching me a lot.  One day it is 60 degrees and sunny and the next it is 20 and freezing cold.  It is hard in the natural to know from one day to the next how to prepare  for what is ahead.  I am learning to be consistent in my daily prayer and bible study time.  This is how just like watching a weather forecast can help us in the natural reading and prayer and study will help us prepare for what God has for us by being consistent to study and spend time with Him we are building consistency.

More on Consistency

I talked a little about consistency.  I gave a dictionary definition of what it was.  I have had a opportunity to get outside for several days this last week and go walk at a park with a friend.  During the time talking with my friend we have talked about the reasons why we want to get out and move.  I am finding that part of learning to stay consistent is to find motivation to keep moving forward when things get hard or seem to become routine.  I know for myself I dislike change but I do find that if things lose their excitement and start to become boring and non challenging in some way I start to lose my motivation.  As I am getting out with a friend and walking I am getting motivated in other areas of my life where I have struggled for a long time.  I hope to learn how to get excited inside about even the simplest of chores and activities.

The power of imagination

I have been thinking about imagination a lot this week.  The bible talks about casting down imaginations, and when we are children we use our imagination to pretend when we are playing.  One thing this week I come to realize is just how powerful our imaginations can be.  Our thoughts seem to become real and we make deceisons on a system of thought processes we have thought out that are not always the truth of who we are or what is really happening with our situation.  On the other hand imagination such as when we are kids can be power to help us to imagine our future and to think about how we would like certain events to come about.  No matter which stage of imagination we are currently in we must allow God to show us which ones are us and are hindering and need to be taken out of our thought process and which ones are a help to us by helping us to dream about the good things that are ahead for our lives.

Learning consistency.

This year I am working on learning how to be consistent.  One definition of consistency  is to always act and behave in the same way.  This is a year where I want my actions and the things that I say to become consistent with the word and will of God.  Learning more about how to hear and speak what God says about me to myself and my circumstances.  Also learning that the nature and character of God does not change and learning more about Him this year.  I am excited about this journey and scared as well because I will be leaving the boundaries of what I have known and venturing out to trust with out knowing in advance what is going to happen for sure.