Wednesday, 08 July 2009

  • DISICPLINE.

    "for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
           doing what is right and just and fair;" Proverbs 1:3


    I need to get out of my funk.  I never had discipline in my faith really.  I never had regular quiet times, I never read the Bible straight, I have never been at a point when I set a time apart to meet with God regularly.  Love sometimes requires some discipline, some intentionality to meet even when you don't want to, and I realize this more and more everyday.  Even typing this gives me some sense of joy in knowing that I'm going to do something about it.  Whenever I get demotivated, or get in a place where I don't want to seek, I tend not to do anything until I feel ready again.  As of right now however, I don't feel ready, but to the bowels of heck with that.  I'm going to do what is right, just, and fair, because I know I desire those things, but my fleshly self is just too tired of trying.  My heart is not tired.  My heart is under used.  My heart could use a good stretching.  This schedule will be at an attempt to have a little more discipline in my life, put some God time there intentionally instead of just meeting God when I feel like it... which, as of right now, is not that much.

    I want to put this into action this week. 

    "Listen, my son, to your father's instruction
           and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

     They will be a garland to grace your head
           and a chain to adorn your neck."

    Proverbs 1:8-9

    It's interesting, because I've never really been that good of a son to my parents.  I'm trying to be better, but I don't usually listen when my mother tells me to sleep or clean my room etc.  But the teaching and instruction of our parents are beautiful to God, something I never truly cherished.  So here we go:

    SCHEDULE
    7:15 - WAKE UP EARLY and Shower (my mother would be proud)
    7:30 - Read the Bible (A proverb and a chapter of an epistle)
    7:45 - Make my own breakfast (my mother would be very proud)
    8:25 - Leave for work
    3:30 - Get off work, go to beach and pray for 30 min
    4:00 - Go home or free time with other peeps
      @home: wash dishes, feed the dog, make rice, clean the house a bit, laundry (5 things)
      @other: be joyful :)
    6:00 - Dinner
    7:00 - @home:Walk the dog, spend time with family; @other: be joyful :)
    8:00 - @home: Work on website, sing some worship, chat; @other: be joyful :)
    9:00 - Try to be home by now, get ready for bed.
    9:45 - Work a bit more on the website, relax, watch some anime maybe, sketch, plan for leadership
    11:30 - Re read what I read in the Bible in the morning, Pray and sleep by 12:00.

    Alright, let us do this.  I might actually be out later with people, but regardless, I wanna try to sleep before 12:00am.  Let's see where we are next week shall we?