Post #91 - I'm Still Consistent!

It has now been almost a month since I have consistently written for this blog. I have explained in a previous post the reasons for my inconsistency and my desire to get back on track. This consistency blog and the lessons I've learned from it (from both my successes and failures) have helped me to grow and mature. 

I have recognized my strengths and weaknesses, my needs and desires, and the things I am willing to fight for (and the things I am not). I've realized the things I need to pick up and work more diligently on, and I've recognized those things that I need to put down and leave behind. 

Being consistent requires prioritizing and understanding what is of the most importance. Right now, my priorities include improving my time management, focus, creative and academic writing, overcoming fear, and increasing my confidence. 

I've learned that consistency doesn't mean beating myself up when I fall short of a goal or miss a deadline. It means not giving up when I do. It means getting back in the game and continuing to move forward, never letting the challenges of life stop me. It means picking up where I left off and trekking bravely onward. 

Consistency (and the lack thereof) is a teacher of grace, patience, and understanding. It has opened my eyes to the importance of failing and the lesson of not giving up. Consistency asks how bad you want it and is a strengthener of resolve. Consistency keeps you moving forward toward greatness.

And that's just where I'm headed!

Post #90 - Godly Time Management

I heard someone say that we only live once. I disagree with that statement. We, in fact, live every day. We are given multiple opportunities to wake up and make the most out of our time - out of our lives. 

We don't live once. We get blessed to live over and over and over again. It's only once that we die! 

Ephesians 5:15-17 says that we should be careful how we live. " Don't live like fools but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don't act thoughtlessly but understand what the Lord wants you to do. 

This is the way to live. We should not be so afraid or depressed or worried to take a chance in life. To live our lives to the fullest. We should make the most of every opportunity, stepping out in faith and putting God's agenda before our own. 

When we live this way, we will enjoy fuller, happier lives. When we let God to order our steps, He will lead us to abundance and fulfillment. 

The journey is not always easy but it is worth it. It makes us look at life differently, react differently, live differently. The secret is to never stop living! Never give up! 

I've come to the realization that I have been blessed with a great number of days and I cannot waste them. I can't waste my days sitting in fear or dwelling in the past. But I've got to make the most of this time that I've been given.

I've got to live better and love better, give better and do better. 

I've got to manage my time wisely because there's so much that God has planned for me to do. 

Post #89 - The Value of Consistency

I haven't been very consistent lately. It has been over a month since I have consistently written for this blog, which has left me in a state of anxiousness and disarray. This is, after all, a consistency blog!

I recently started going back to school. I still haven't had any luck getting a job, and it can get real depressing sitting around doing nothing, so I decided to go back to school. After I earned my Master's degree, I told myself that I was going to wait a while - at least a year - before going back. But, I desperately needed something to do. 

I started a doctoral program studying Communications that has proven to be very difficult. It's not necessarily hard work... It is challenging. And it is very time consuming. But I said that I was going to challenge myself more and take some risks, so.... I just underestimated how much time and work it would require.

So, some things got neglected. Namely, this blog. I put it aside to make sure I completed my coursework and focused all of my attention on it. But, I was putting God's work aside, which is not a viable long term option. 

So, after about six and a half weeks of attending classes, I am revising my schedule - again. I am working on being both efficient and effective and ensuring that I meet ALL deadlines - even those that I set for myself. I was treating my personal deadlines as if they weren't as important, but they are. I treated them as if they could wait, but they can't. 

I realized that I need to practice what I preach and put God and myself first. I need to make sure that I am making time for us.

And for this blog.

Writing for this blog is really important to me. Through it, I am learning the value of consistency. Even through NOT writing for the blog, NOT posting to it consistently, I am constantly thinking about my inconsistency and learning the value of it. I am also practicing creativity through the blog and increasing my writing skills. 

All I need to do now is get a hold of my time and manage it effectively. And I still intend to get a job, so I better get it together soon!

I can do it, I know I can!! I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!!