A WORD – Goal: something you are trying to do or achieve.

We’re already into March and I’m wondering how some of those New Year resolutions are working out for everyone. Instead of resolutions, I try to set goals. Resolution or goal, life still catches up and throws me off balance. Thinking about all the areas I hope to be productive in and feeling like I’m failing in each and every one. I’m finding myself overwhelmed and frustrated.

Work, church, home, people, events, circumstances….AHHHH! Am I the only one who feels this way?

Time to take a deep breath and set new, simple goals. Yes, must simplify to make it reasonable and doable.

• Devotion: Jesus first. Every day with praise, prayer and the Word.
• Declutter: Small tasks around the house, every little bit counts.
  
• Delve: into writing. Get the words on paper, even if its short. Just write.
• Discover: new friends, new places, new experiences. Make time for people.
• Daydream: break for a rest. Take a walk, read a magazine, mail a greeting card, make a phone call.

Do you have a simple plan to set new goals?

Will you join me in the 5-D plan?

THE WORD – I wonder what would happen if we followed this scripture every day.

Waking with a praise in our hearts and ending each day thanking God for His goodness and grace.

Or better yet…what if we sought out time to pray and praise morning, noon and night?

No matter where we were at or what we were doing. Taking a moment to bow our heads before the King of Kings and speak words of praise and adoration.

I imagine it would shake up our lives.

There are false religions that follow such practices. But their words are meaningless because they worship dead idols. We serve the only true God! Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, our Savior.

Would you join me in this practice during this holy season? 

Prayer and praise leading up to the celebration of Resurrection Sunday!

You’re invited to leave a comment on how you plan to do this in your daily lifestyle. 

IN MY WORDS – We have huge pine trees on our property. A few winters ago, one of the branches ripped off and fell a few feet down the pine tree, catching another branch to break its fall and to hang with determination, daring anyone to reach its lofty height and be removed.

We didn’t have a ladder high enough to reach it. Should we pay a ridiculous price to have someone come and remove the silly thing? Nah. It would come down…eventually.

The stubborn branch hung crookedly in the same position month after month after month…well, you get the picture. We decided to ignore it since it wasn’t a hazard to anything.

One morning I noticed a new branch on the ground. Could it be? Yes! It had finally given in to gusty winds and loosened its death grip on the pine tree. A wind must have caught it just right and unhooked it, sending it to the ground.

I’m sure there is a morale or sermon to this somewhere.

• If we leave things alone long enough, life will take care of it?
  
• Don’t sweat the stubborn limbs?
  
• Stop worrying about your problems and they will take care of themselves?

Help me out here with your ending to this story!