It’s Monday and I have been searching for my goals for the week. Sometimes the goals are obvious and simple and are a natural fit for scheduled events. Sometimes, like this week, I have shallow goals about rearranging furniture that I will keep on the list, but they don’t deserve to be a main focus for the week.
I have three goals that I keep thinking about, but continue to push away. In fact, I haven’t written them down yet because I don’t like them. One is that I know I need to invite this person to walk with me one day this week. Next, I know I need to contact an isolated friend who I have not shown up for in a long time. The last is that I ache to play my violin.
Cue the voices of doubt,
But she will probably not want to walk with me because I am old and I don’t think she likes me.
It’s too late, what can I possibly do to make up for lost opportunities?
I just want comfort this week of high school graduation, not growth.
I will never be able to sustain the practice I need to improve on the violin.
If I say I want to have an open correspondence with God, I need to listen when He speaks to me so I am fluent in His language. Above all, I want to be trusted with His work. Here are some ways that I have come to recognize God’s voice:
- The instruction is simple. It’s not usually a full step-by-step plan, but a thought or idea with a simple statement such as, “Invite her to go on a walk this week.”
- The idea persists. I can’t neglect it without knowing I am failing to live my best life.
- The idea is sometimes accompanied by emotion.
- The idea is something that will make me happy.
I guess this week is to be about courage and people and growth, not just comfort. I am changing my list. Thanks for helping me sort this out.
♥️,
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