It's all good so far

A Morning Resolution:

I will try this day to live a simple, sincere and serene life, repelling promptly every thought of discontent, anxiety, discouragement, impurity, and self-seeking; cultivating cheerfulness, magnanimity, charity, and the habit of holy silence; exercising economy in expenditure, generosity in giving, carefulness in conversation, diligence in appointed service, fidelity to every trust, and a childlike faith in God.

In particular I will try to be faithful in those habits of prayer, work, study, physical exercise, eating, and sleep which I believe the Holy Spirit has shown me to be right.

And as I cannot in my own strength do this, nor even with a hope of success attempt it, I look to thee, O Lord God my Father, in Jesus my Savior, and ask for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

This is something I found that has been included for years in the Forward Day by Day booklets in our Church pamphlet rack.  I had a copy taped to the front page protector of my planner and had it set in page marker.  I need to figure out where to put it now so that I will see it on a daily basis, probably as a recurring event in Outlook or on my Google Calendar.

It does a good job of laying out things that I and others always seem to need to work on.  It makes a good core for daily prayer.

It also is sound advice about not trying to do it on our own.  I get reminded of this periodically especially when I don’t pray for assistance in these areas.

One thing it also means is that we need to trust God with the outcome which may be different that what we intend. I am more accepting of this now as I am getting older, but it was a struggle in the past, and there are times that it still is a struggle.  I can’t always tell but should trust that things happening in my life are according God’s will.

God’s time is not alway my time.  I have learned that sometimes He is letting me grow and develop before moving forward with something I want or need.

I think back on life prior to getting married.  I knew that I wanted a till death do us part type of  a relationship, and I have been very happily married for 22 years.  God made me take some time before entering this relationship to be sure that I had established my goals and identity before letting me met my wife and having our goals and identities merge in our marriage.

It works, it works on God’s time.

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