Slow Fade

I recently wrote about , how easy it is to progress if you just get 1% better. I want to also point out that to slowly fade away from something can be just as easy.

What? What craziness is on my mind today?

It can be a simple as, I do not want to exercise today, I am too tired, too busy too whatever. So I sleep in and put it off until tomorrow. When tomorrow comes, hmm sure felt good to just sleep in and before I know one day becomes a week.

I could say the same for my Bible reading. If you follow me at all one of my goals this year was to start my day in the word. I am glad to say, thus far I am still on track. There are some days it would be so easy to just skip it. I know it I do that then everyday it will get easier to not do. I know because last year I did not do it. I can say the same about my gratitude journal or even my eating schedule.

An alcoholic does not become so overnight, it is a slow fade first drink second and so forth. Or maybe they do I am not sure of this. I know that when I was young, one drink was not enough at first I drank with friends to have fun, then I drank to escape from reality it only started with one drink and quickly turned into something else. Praise God I no longer have that issue.

I have also been reminded this week, that things will come at me constantly to spend money. They come in all kinds of forms, friends and ads etc. I have finally found a voice and I tell them no thank you it does not fit in with my current goals. I already know a dollar here a dollar there and my dream of being debt free will slow fade away until it disappears.

I also believe if we are not actively pursuing our relationships, they will also slowly fade away. This I am desperately needing to work on. Sometimes I am so busy days have gone by and I have not heard from any of my children and I realize I have not reached out to them either. I do not want to lose my relationship with my friends and family so I must stop the fade.

Above all if I do not hold on to the things God has instructed me to do and give them my best effort I will slowly fade back into the person who does not obey God and does not give her best effort in the areas I need to.

My goal is to be better every day in every way. I want to shine like the sun, and maybe leave everyone feeling a little bit better having known me.