Hey Everyone,
Today I start a new journey in my life. I am always talking about getting certain things into my life, always trying something new but then I get distracted with something else, namely the TV. But today I feel God calling me to change that. I've been learning the difference between a do-er and a thinker recently, and for me, I seem to lean to the side of thinker. That's not always bad, but today I read a quote from Charles Spurgeon in my Quiet Time "One good deed is worth more than thousand theories." Now, you may be thinking to yourself "But Elise, you have gone all over the world, you've gotten to do so much more than most people get to do in their life time, how could you see yourself as a thinker and not a do-er". Well, honestly, all I can say, is that I really am a thinker. I have so many crazy, half brained ideas that never get done. So many theories running around in my head, and I've never found the time or will to do most of them. All of the little things slip by undone, while it appears that all the big things are getting done. And that's good, I suppose, but its the small things that count.
For those of you who don't know, I just spent the last year over seas studying and following the Father's will. It was a wonderful adventure and I loved every minute of it. My hope is to one day return, but it appears that it is not in Gods will for me at this time. One of the things that struck me while I was there, and since I've returned, is that I was so dedicated to doing the small things over there, but the moment I returned, all my discipline flew out the window! I was learning the guitar, having a quiet time for at least half an hour almost every day, learning a new language, studying, painting, meeting with friends, and so much more. Since I've been back, I'm lucky if I get in a 15 minute quiet time, meet with maybe one friend in a week, pick up the guitar once in a month, and hardly ever speak a different language.
What is frustrating about this is that I had been doing it! I had been doing all these things and had to cram them into my busy schedule, but now that my crazy schedule is gone, and I have all the free time in the world, my discipline is gone. It's sad.
But my life is about to change, and I hope that it brings back to me the importance of doing all the little things.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 says "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your heart" I intend to start today! God calls us to work with everything we have, and do it for him. I want my life to embody this. Whatever I'm called to do, wherever I am called to go, whether I like it or hate it, whether its hard or easy, small or big, I want to live my life for him.
