While using the treadmill this evening at the Y, I lamented over how I had become a ping pong in the game of life. I flit here. I whiizzz to the sound of that crisis. I react to the voice on my left, and run from the fear of failure. Somehow, that doesn't seem right, when God has a big purpose for my life. In fact, I hope it's no surprise to you, but he has a big purpose for yours as well.
As I continued on with my slow jog/fast walk, I came up with a small goal. I will do at least two miles a day. Sure, I can fit that into my hectic schedule--just 26 minutes out of my 24 hour a day life. I thought a bit more--after all, I was going nowhere fast. I could come up with a list from one to ten. Yeah! A daily ten list. I liked the sound of it. I could come up with a new daily ten for each month. After all, I get bored easily.
10. Throw out or give away 10 things per day.
9. Spend 9 undivided attention minutes with each of my 5 kids.
(They are teenagers and can only take so much of me.)
8. Give away 8 compliments/words of encouragement.
7. Pray for 7 people and their needs.
6. Sing 6 Praise songs out loud.
5. Eat five servings fruits and veggies.
4. Drink 4 eight oz glasses of water.
3. Write 3 pages.
2. Walk/jog 2 miles.
1. Commit to memory 1 scripture verse per day.
Today's Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear or timidity but of
power, love and self-discipline.
By following the daily 10, I will be given to self-discipline, and I will seek to live my life in love and seek out the power of God.
So what about you? What are your daily ten? I'd love to hear them!
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2 comments:
I was browsing through blogs this morning and your mention of memorizing one verse per day caught my attention! You will truly be filled with the Word if you keep that up. I felt led by the Lord to memorize more scripture this year, and, being a web designer, I built a site called Scripture Typer to help keep me on track. If you're a pretty good typist, it can really speed up the memory process. Best of luck sticking to that list. I admire your diligence!
Thanks Brett! I love it. Typing is a great vehicle for repetition.
Another great thing to do is to stream of scripture. I don't always have the correct verse # but you can take a scripture and connect it with another such as "Therefore do not worry about what you will eat or drink..." and then your memory links it to another scripture which speaks to God's provision and so on until your memory runs out. Anyway. Thanks for reading and thanks for your Scripture typer which is a wonderful tool.
Carmela
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