A simple, non-stressful approach to plan your day

I have a really awful feeling in my stomach. I’ve applied digize on my foot flex point and around my belly button and just waiting now for it to kick in.

I want to talk about some scripture that I listened to this morning. Yes, I did listen to it instead of read it. I downloaded this app called “youversion” and in that app you’ll have the option to many versions of the Bible. I usually read from the Children’s Bible version because it breaks it down so easily. In these choices some can be listened to and some not. There are also many study plans. Some are devotional, some by book, some by topic. There are even some that will take you through the whole Bible in a year and so on.

Well as I was getting ready for my morning walk at first I was scrolling through Facebook, or maybe it was Instagram or both. I don’t remember. And then remembered that that had been a big factor for my imbalanced days and overwhelming emotions. So I forced myself to get off and opened up my Bible app instead and just pushed play on any random book. I chose 1 Timothy. I don’t know why. I do remember telling myself that I haven’t read that particular book in a while.

The book of Timothy was written by Paul, who was Saul of Tarsus. He was renamed Paul after he met Jesus on the way to Damascus. He used to persecute Christians. But then God chose him to be the one to bring the Good News, or The Gospel, to the Gentiles. His story is one of the greatest transformations of a person in the Bible. It’s amazing who God chooses to do His work.

I love the name Saul, by the way. Sometimes I wish it could rename my kids but nah, they all match their names. And thankfully, they all LIKE their names. Well except for Angelika. That’s only because people can’t get her name right. She was actually baptized as “Angela”. The priest said it like this, “An-gee-luh” because of his accent. When my daughter-in-law was pregnant with the twins I suggested Saul and Seth, after men in the Bible. My son suggested Oliver Queen and Barry Allen, from the shows Green Arrow and The Flash. Well, guess who won. Not me! I did look for Bible names all the way back to my first born and that’s how we chose Daniel. Justin is my 2nd oldest which I know isn’t a Bible name but his second name is, it’s Gabriel. Steven, also a Bible name except spelled differently, is the only one who carries my maiden name as his middle name and I’m so proud because his oldest son is the second and carries my middle name too. Angelika is named after my husband Angelo. He wanted Angelina and I was like, oh heck no! That was the name of one of my neighbors when we were growing up, and she was a gossiper. Tytus is from a book in the bible but spelled with a “Y” because I didn’t want people to pronounce his name as “Tee-toos”. Well it didn’t work. People still say it that way sometimes. And my precious Jewel is named that because of the nuggets of information that I read in the Bible which I call “jewels”.

Anyway, back to the book, 1 Timothy. I read about how people would break away from the truth. How some would be misled. How people would follow false prophets just because they told them what they wanted to hear. That is a scary thing! It talked about how people would no longer seek the truth. Sadly, I see that happening even today. People just go about their lives like sheep going to the slaughter, closing their minds to the truth.

I don’t blame them. When we’re brought up a certain way we get stuck in it. It means we have to get out of our comfort zones. It means we will have to disrupt our own lives. It’s not normal and change is a scary thing!

So that’s my take on this Bible session with myself. If you read it, let me know your thoughts.

In other news, I’ve been finding somewhat of a balance in my life lately. I’ve started tracking where and how I spend my time. It’s caused me to seize the day! When I’m on my phone or more specifically, on social media, I become aware of it and very deliberately FORCE MYSELF OFF OF IT! LOL 😆 🤣 😂 I seem to have a sense of urgency as well because the time passes so quickly. I’ve learned that I actually like having small goals everyday and that I actually enjoy making a list. I mean I’ve always, at least in my adult years, had a planner and a “to do” list but putting a time on it has made a big difference. I see my days now getting things done and most especially getting some me time in there to catch up with my hobbies. So if you feel constantly overwhelmed, put a timer on your everyday to do list. Give it some time to get used to and see if it’ll free you up. I believe it will. I remember thinking forget that! Now I wish I did it sooner.

I’ve also been taking some time to grow. At the beginning of the year this was my “word”: “Grow” and “abundance”. I’m now seeing it come to life. It has taken 4 months to see it and of course I’m still in the process but every little thing counts.

Some of the things I’ve been doing to grow my mind is listening to podcasts, lots of them! What a blessing technology has been to me lately!

I’ve also started reading and saying daily affirmations to myself out loud. I plan on writing them down as well because I’ve just been borrowing other people’s affirmations so I want to come up with my own that apply more to my life.

Well that’s all I’ve got today. But one more thing: You can do all of these things and become successful at it. But if Jesus is not at the top of your list there will always be a void that can’t be fulfilled. Please take the time to read my blog regarding what the Plan of Salvation is. There really is only one plan, one church, one God. I know that most people already believe this but so do the demons and they shudder.

Have you ever truthfully at the farthest back of your mind, thought, “What church is the right one?” I pray that you find it, and that you obey the truth.

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