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"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12

Saturday, September 8, 2012

The Time Is Right

At church we are kicking off our Capitol Campaign tomorrow morning with a big celebration called The Time is Right. We are doing a mock game show based loosely off of The Price is Right. Instead of having things that we are guessing the prices of we will be giving out church statistics in the game. This Capitol Campaign is just about all anyone at the church has talked about or thought about since I got there and even before. As a newcomer I find it all a little bit too much but it has got me thinking about what the real point is.

  • Raise money to pay off debt & finish remodeling
  • Bring church members back together as one community
  • Remind people of where we came from and where we are striving to go.
This all is based around a group of people's dream for this church and the needs that are arising out of those dreams. This got me thinking on my own life. Everyone should be dreaming for their lives and where they are headed, no one wants to be stagnant. 

In the past year I have:
  • Moved out on my own.
  • Accepted my dream job.
  • Graduated from Grad School in less than a year.
  • Had another incredible summer at Camp Horizon.
  • Taken someone into my home that needed me, only to watch it all fall apart.
  • Be there for a family going through a horrific life changing court case.
  • Celebrated 6 years as a Big Sister for BBBS
  • Watched my brother fall in love with his amazing girlfriend
  • Spent a lot of time with my grandparents, and then again not enough time.
  • Spent a lot of time in my car driving from Hesston - Ark City, and back.
  • Spent a lot of time fixing other people's problems and being the support and level head that others have needed.
  • Watched two of my best friends be amazing moms to their 1 and 2 year old.
  • Been Maid of Honor in a best friend's wedding.
  • Finally figured out just how to be an adult.

I could keep going on but the point is this past year has been crazy, of course every year seems to feel that way, but my life has changed a lot, especially in the last nine months. I have decided that with all of this change it just means that now the Time is Right for me to dream new dreams. I have always dreamed of being a youth pastor, now I am one, I have dreamed of being done with school, now I am, and I have always dreamed of having my own place and now I do.

The Time is Right for:
  • Weight loss - I am tired of feeling like I am fat and not feeling confident in my clothing or my appearance. I am also tired of being lazy. I am taking back the control over my body and I am going to be an active person like I used to be.
    • Last spring I started walking in the mornings - will begin again on Monday.
    • I started counting calories to help me realize what I am putting in my body - begins tomorrow.
    • I started working out in the evenings - begins tomorrow as well.
    • This isn't to be skinny but to be healthy and confident!
      • Every pound I lose = $5 in the new TV fund
      • Every pound I gain = -$5 from the new TV fund 
      • Every time I am over my daily calorie intake = -$1 from the new TV fund
      • Every time I am under my daily intake =$1 in the new TV fund
      • Every day I don't workout = -$2 from the new TV fund
    • This may seem like a lot of money but I have been blowing money on a lot of pointless things and I really want a TV. So I am going to do this starting tomorrow. I will weigh in once a week and do my money stuff then. I think I will choose Sundays to do that. If by Thanksgiving there is money in the minus fund I will donate to somewhere. Hopefully I will have been good and there won't be, there will be enough $$ for a TV and maybe even some to go toward a couch. 
  • Spending Control - I am going to re tighten the reigns on my wallet. I have been spending money just because I can, I am going to limit myself. I want to stick to my budget and really be conscientiousness of where my money goes. We will be starting a financial Bible study at church in a couple of weeks and I am really excited to do what it suggests and see how much it helps me!
  • Hanging Out with Friends - I hung out with one of my new friends last night and I had a lot of fun, I need to plan more fun things into my schedule otherwise I am going to burn myself out in the ministry world soon. I need to have fun, I have never really been good at putting myself out there, but if I ever want to meet a guy and get married I am going to have get out of my office and my apartment and put myself out there to meet people.
  • Be a Happy Person - Sometimes I am a negative person, especially if the people I am around are not being positive. I want to be the positive person that other people turn to for a lift up. I want to let go of my personality that stresses all of the time. Now I don't want to lose the focus that the stress brings but I want to be happy and healthy and loving and genuinely a positive person. That begins by being cheerful and hospitable tomorrow the entire day at the Arboretum during the event! :)
The time is always right for change in a positive direction! No one can tell me who I am or who I am going to become, it is time to Let Go of the rut that I easily find myself in and let God lead me to the happy person I know I can be! The Time is Right, the Time is Now


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