Lasso The Moon

February Disciplines

Discipline.

It's no small thing that I chose this word for this year. I've always prided myself in my ability to adapt and let things slide.

That's fine, until your home slides into a state on destruction, and your 6-year-old has no underwear that fits. 

Discipline is about making small adjustments over time that become part of the fabric of who you are. I want "who I am" to continue to grow and change amd improve. And I've noticed that gets a little harder with age. Our ruts are deeper. It's harder to pull ourselves out of them to a new path.

But discipline is about making new "ruts" in fresh ground. A new pathway that will take me somewhere in life I've never been. I think it's worth the messiness of figuring that out.

January turned out to be about establishing a morning routine, and keeping our kitchen sink clean, empty, and shiny. (If that sounds bizarre, it is! But you'll have to check out @the_flylady for why it works.)

February will probably show me what it wants me to learn, but my goal is establishing a healthy evening routine. I'm nervous, because this is where I struggle the most. Sometimes I don't think I even really wake up for the day until 9pm and the kids are in bed! That has to change. Pray for me. Discipline is hard, and my ruts are deep and easy to slide back into.

 

Scribbles in My Bible

I remember being frustrated about this when it happened.

Now every time I turn to this page in Matthew, I'm filled with gratitude. I wonder how time will change my perspective on the frustrations I'm facing right now.

 

Is it possible that I could be grateful for those things before my understanding of the blessing even sets in?

 

Remember in the Hiding Place when Betsy told Corrie to be thankful for the fleas? Her gratitude was based on her trust and belief in God, not what she could see about her current situation. They had no idea at the time that God would use them to provide cover for their illegal evangelism work in the prison.