Day 44 - God will do something new

Today is a prompt to reassess how we're doing so far and try to help in the areas where I’m failing. 

I found an old post from an old blog and realised that when I break goals or jobs down like this it can really help. 

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I have 24 days left in my 30-day goal to... lose 10lbs.  

Which means within two weeks, I need to... lose 4 lbs. 

Which means in a week, I need to... lose 2 lbs. 

Which means in the next three days, I need to... eat clean and exercise. 

To hit that 3-day goal, today I need to... plan a menu and get my DVDs out.

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This is actually a great task to do to every so often to keep me on track - I get overwhelmed thinking about 2 or 3 weeks worth of cleaning eating and exercising, yet writing out a menu for the next couple of days is entirely doable, and getting out my DVDs and - surprise surprise - actually trying one (!!!) is also entirely doable! 

I think when I'm trying to do challenges, or change things in my life, I tend to go big and then fail. So often it's a big "let's do this" followed by nothing. In reality as Tesco adverts tell us - "every little helps!" What I do each and every day makes all the difference. 

But recently I was challenged to think about it this way

•  I usually wake up late... but then I usually end up rushing around and being late for work 😕
•  I usually eat too many sweets and chocolate for my tea break... but I usually am overweight 🙁
•  I usually end up having a nap when I come home from school because I'm not sleeping right at night... but I usually am overtired and that perpetuates my lazy streak so nothing gets done ☹️
•  I usually go to bed and read or play games on my phone... but I usually don't sleep well and am therefore extra tired. 😩

Do you see what I mean? Every decision I make each and every day has a huge knock on affect and at the moment it is in a very negative way. So from now on, I aim to make my usually into something positive - shifting my habits to become something to help achieve my goals. 

The thing is - only God can do that! I have tried many many times on my own and failed miserably. But God comes in, and really truly does a new thing - and that changes everything. 

Our verse reminds us of this. Isaiah 43 says 

“For I am about to do something new. 

See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? 

I will make a pathway through the wilderness. 

I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” (v 19)

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God comes in and makes a way for us to change, to become more focused, more Christ-like and be a much better, more likeable me. 😊