In our small group at church we are reading through the book "One Month To Live" by Kerry & Chris Shook. The concept is clear: you have one month to live...how do you choose to live the next 30 days; living a no-regrets life.
For me, the book has been a great reminder/kick in the butt of what it means to live with purpose and to live intentionally. It's about taking risk, living out loud and living within your God given purpose!
I've taken a very honest look at my heart and how I've been living...I've been living a safe, risk free, pretty "low key" existence.
The last chapter I read was called "Dreamsicle, thawing out your frozen dreams"
This was a tough chapter for me, because I am not much of a dreamer. I am known as a realists, or a dream smasher...
Somewhere along the line, I stopped dreaming because I felt it was useless. My solution: if you don't dream then you can't be let down..no expectations, no disappointment. What a sad way to look at things, but honestly this is how I was "embracing" life.
No risk= no pain.
The challenge at the end of the chapter is to create a "dream box". So I'm going to try to put one together, also the next question if "what would you attempt for God if you knew you couldn't fail?" Well, that not a fair question at all...
This post is riddled with the disappointment that yet another month has gone by and again we are not pregnant. This is, by far, my biggest dream. Each month I experience a new level of depression, so for me to write down all my "dreams" is to open a wound that has never healed.
This next month, as I learn to live more intentionally, I would like to invite you to follow my journey. Follow me as I experience disappointment with new understanding and look at my past as just MY PAST...
I have a feeling the next month is going to be HARD BUT AMAZING for me. My heart is open and ready to allow the Lord to heal and sculpt me!!
Todays reading is "Kick start, living life full throttle" Charlies Angels, you've got nothing on me:)
Jeremiah 29:11 The Message I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
Philippians 4:8-9
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
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