100 Days of Transformation-Day 28-26-Priorities

Greetings!

My beautiful youngest son, Matthew.

Well, all that running to and fro and going hither and thither (lol) took its toll- as it does when you get lopsided. I was working everything toward getting that workshop done-but running nights and every day. But, now, I have spent the last three days unable to do much at all, having run myself down into exhaustion and lowering my immunity to susceptible to bothersome conditions.

This evening, although still  somewhat clogged, and throat sore, I feel better than I did when I awoke this morning-turned the corner, finally. My head feels foggy concerning matters of business, having had yet another disruption, and the day off tomorrow, in which I planned to paint ( I did some preliminary drawings- I need to be creating!), now feels like I need to play catch up again.

Ugh! NO!

You know what? No!
I am just going to change the goal schedule!
It does me no good whatsoever to constantly feel behind.

God Orders Our Steps
The steps of a righteous man ( male and female man) are ordered by the Lord,
And he delights in His way. Ps 37:23

Weren't we talking about this just the other day? If I am truly standing in faith believing that God certainly is ordering my steps, then, as I go about my way, I should have peace that all that needs doing is being done.

And as pointed out previously, in Days 43-42, in the final two paragraphs, changing the sense of feeling like I am always behind, and that definitely comes from fully investing faith in the Truth that God is the Master Orchestrator of my life and the orderer of my steps. If I know this, I don't have to worry about missing God, or missing out, or getting ahead in haste.

A Still Life from one of my house sits.

Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established Pr 16:3

Yes, I had plans to accomplish certain things by certain times, and EVERYthing takes longer than you plan-even when you think you allocated enough extra time. Not only that, but dealing with issues that are not under you direct control, e.g. 4 weeks of  Microsoft still not correcting my Office issue, and messed up payment schedules, coupled with not working...meaning a hole in the finances...when there was going to be surplus!

I had just decided to use some of that surplus to outsource some aspects of what needs to be done (including buying Office outright), so I could get beyond some tech learning curves and move past some things that just keep holding me down and pulling me back-which sounds just like what this 100 Days is all about!

But, here's the thing: if we burn out, we are working in our own strength-or lack thereof. If I commit my works to the Lord, and wait upon Him, it doesn't mean I don't work diligently, but it does mean, it won't be in vain, and I will be energised rather than depleted. It also means you will be doing the things you are meant to do, rather than what you think others require.

So, I'm doing more committing! And I'm going to draw more deeply from the scriptures that tell me my God and Father is guiding and leading, counselling and instructing, ordering and orchestrating- and His eye is upon me.

P.S. Heart MattersThat concern, that I said I now see a way to be a victor, rather than the victim in, has also weighed heavily. There is a time sensitive choice to it, but God's timing is perfect. Don't want to be hasty and miss the way Pr 19:2

P.P.S. Fasting
It's been hard to stick with it this week. Sore throat has wanted hot soothing lemon and honey drinks (just outside of my 8 hr window!) and I have woken to cravings for vegemite toast for 2 or 3 days ( Haven't relented tho! A combination of not feeling 100%,  wanting to comfort eat, and not being on the ball with times, I think. Some days, may have been more like 15 hrs, but it will likely be back to the 16:8 ration now.