Please keep in mind that I've cleaned my house before-many, many times. I can purge a room with the best of them...keep, give away, throw away. But the rub comes in that I can't seem to KEEP it clean for more than maybe a few weeks. Then the creep takes over again. I'm sick and tired of (living in the mess) the draining job of RE-cleaning and RE-purging all the time. I'm actually DONE with that cycle that only changes my surroundings (for a short time). I want ME changed. I want REAL, transforming, life-giving change. I want to overcome this area in my life and bless myself and my family with a new way to live like I've experienced with my cooking habits. So why can't I seem to keep things tidy, anyways?THIS is being examined as I'm reading "Reclaim Your Life" by Vicki Norris. My friend Carlise mentioned the book when she was doing a garage sale and I said, "I need that book, what's it called"? So, just like with the cooking, I now have a book to help me further my self-education.
Speaking of books, though everyone raves about them, I have no need for an e-reader like a Kindle or Nook
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Barnes & Noble DOES offer Nook for PC, which is AWESOME! I was able to purchase "Reclaim Your Life" via Nook and read it that same night. It's like buying a pdf and reading it in Adobe Reader. You buy the Nook version (pdf) and read it in the Nook Reader. (You probably already know how that works). I bought a netbook for our RV trip to download photos and find RV sites (how many computers does a girl need!?!? I don't have an iPhone, so there you go). I use this mini-laptop at the dining room table in the afternoons while the kids have productive free time (we homeschool). I can read on the computer and take notes by hand, which helps me retain what I read.
All this to say...I am at the start of this journey. I have faith that (even though I don't know WHEN) I WILL overcome and this process will bring glory to God because of His kind and tender mercies toward me empowering me to bring on the transformation He desires. It will be sweet to get to the point of mastery and look back over the process. That's why I'm taking time to blog...because I often forget the process and forget to be thankful to the Lord for all the good He has done.
From one bona fide messie to another, there is hope. I know you have all the knowledge stored in your mind. You are a master organizer and a gifted creative. When these two parts of yourself combine with the absolute unfailing understanding of His deep and abiding love for you and His ever present help in times of trouble, you are bound for grand success!!! This is your year, baby! I believe in you and in His power to give you all you've asked for. He will transform you fully and completely. I just know it!!
ReplyDelete@AngelaThanks for your comment! You are right, He will transform me fully and completely as I cooperate with Him. All the knowledge in my mind hasn't helped me in the past. I'm crying out for help and proceeding a little each day with the steps He shows me. I know I can't "try harder" to make this happen. I'm trusting Him to do the work to change me as I listen to my conscience.
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