Lately I've began to come to terms with a something about myself that I think a lot of others can relate to as well. I consume too much. I eat more than I should, I use more electricity than I should, I facebook too often, I spend more time with my phone than I do with my Bible much-less with my family . I not only consume too much but other things consume me too much, ie. People's problems, what others think of me, my anger towards my brother. This all reminds me of a message I once heard from my pastor. He said something that really spoke to me... "change your appetite and your goals change with it". Just like in a wilderness how your appetite changes drastically for only the things you NEED and not the things you WANT. Right now I'm trying to focus. I need to stop indulging in things that tempt me. These things include food, social networking, and overall spending more time with friends than with my family. It's all wrong, very wrong but I struggle with it. I'm not blogging about this as saying it's a problem but more so I'm writing it so that I can re-read it and use this blog post as a somewhat public reminder to follow through on drastically changing my appetites. I need to legitimately buckle down and change and I plan to. I began writing this at 12am on February 7th because starting with this blog post I am going to stop, in an essence, being so dumb. For lack of a better word I think "dumb" accurately describes what position I'm in right now. I'm sick physically and emotionally. My spiritual aspect is pulling me through this rut which I am very grateful for. There's a recipe to remember: God, common sense, and effort. That's going to be the plan, now is the time to initiate the effort. I will do the following:
1. Eat healthier and less
2. Spend more time with my family
3. Mend the relationship with my brother
4. Limit social networking
Beautiful list, ain't it? I plan on implementing it. Your prayers/support would be more appreciated than you could ever realize. Time to change.
