What God has been showing and growing in me in 2020
My Biblical Anchor Verse:
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding , will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."
-Philippians 4:4-7
** A few disclaimers before I begin listing off the things that God has been showing ME this year and month: 1) This has been THE hardest year of my entire life with my health. My health has taken a HIT since October 2019 when I ended up in the ER 2) Though this week has been one of the most joyful weeks I have had this year, I am not trying to smash the fact that this year hasn't been hard on everyone OR that doing any of the things that I have been doing will help your own personal situation 3) This may not be revolutionary to anyone but myself. These are things God has personally been convicting my heart on, and have resulted in me having a very joyful week that has prompted this blog post. Okay, that is all friends...onto the things God has been growing and showing me this year and in November 2020:
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Devotional time isn't a one-size-fits all, but it should be a priority. Every day is different with how I spend my time with God, and some days look more "optimal" in my humanly perspective than others. Also, while I do have variety in how my devotional time looks every day, I have found that having a more routine approach most days does produce the most flourishing in spiritual growth.
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SLOW DOWN. And while you're at it...be a bit more realistic with your To-Do lists. I LOVE making lists. I do this every. single. day. I usually write down my to-do's at the top even including things like: Jesus time, eating, and getting ready on top of the other things I want/need to do, and then I actually plan out and schedule out my day. If you give this a go...be realistic with yourself about how much time it takes you to do certain tasks,
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It's okay to have your own opinion. Friends, I have NEVER in my entire life been so cyber bullied or just plane attacked about where I stand with my own convictions about religion and politics in my entire life. And though it saddens me to see the way so many of us are behaving behind our screens (and also in real life) I am in no way surprised. God PROMISES us that in this life we will have lots of trouble, but to take heart because He has overcome the world. And also that the battles we face are against spiritual darkness in the unseen world.
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Blessings,
Crystal