Thursday, November 1, 2007

Conquering the World! (sort of..)

Do you ever wake up in the morning with the thought in your head, "I really want to be productive and get lots of things done today!" You lay there and think about all the things that you want to accomplish and conquer. Everything in your head just works out perfectly the entire day, you get everything done, and all is as planned. But then.. you step out of bed onto the floor and all those thoughts some how get glued to the pillow. Thats what happens in many of my days. Its like all those thoughts just vanish the instant i stand up. The day doesnt go how i imagined it, nothing works out, everything i wanted to get done stays untouched, and when i go to bed at night everything that i originally planed in the beginning crawls back into my head and i remember what i was supposed to do. Okay, i admit im a bit of a procrastinator, but that doesnt mean im not purposely trying not to get something done. It seems like the day just flies by and then im out of time to do the things i wanted to do. That may also have to do with the fact that im much more of a night person than a morning person, just ask my family about that one, or try and visit me in the morning and you'll see what im talking about.

Im at a stage in life where im trying to figure out what the best thing for me to be doing would be. I have so many ideas and things that id like to do that im not sure what to do first. This could be the source of the problem. I want to travel, i want to play and create music, i want to build up a business, i want to help my brother-in-law with his ideas and projects, i want to get married, i want to serve others, i want to serve God, i want to be unbound to a place of work where i can be free to work when i want and how i want. There is so much that i would like for my life that i dont know what exactly to do! The things that i am doing, i like very much, and i am so thankful for. I guess the problem is that i just dont know what step to take next. That seems to be how God works though. He shows me just enough to set my foot down, but he doesnt show me the entire road. I think that allows me to be so much more dependent on Him than anyone or anything else. He knows whats best for me, so it would be the best idea to let Him do the leading in my life.

Im so thankful to those around me who are huge encouragements, and who help me with the things that i face day to day. Im going to work hard at getting things done. Thats actually a, sort of, motto for me lately. "It wont get done if nobody does it, so why dont i do it?" and "Do hard things." Both of those are motivation for me to actually work hard to get stuff done. I try to encourage others around me to do the same. Its really cool and inspirational to see motivated people in action. I hope that when people look at me, they see someone who is working hard to achieve the goals iv set, as well as someone who is focused on the Lord.

I hope that when i wake up tomorrow, that all the things that i would like to accomplish through out the day, stay in my head. I hope that when i place my feet on the floor, that i'll be constantly moving, getting things done. And i hope that i can encourage others to do the same.

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