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Keeping the diary

 

You may or may not have noticed that there was no blog posted last week. I had one of those weeks where everything crowded in and I simply ran out of time. I am an organized person, a ‘details’ person and a list maker! My friends tease me about it – ‘is there room in your diary for a coffee tomorrow?’

I am flexible if necessary, but like my days planned. After all, this is the personality God gave me. I like knowing what is happening each day even though I can also deal with surprises. I do find that because I have a diary, I tend to fit much more into my day than most of my friends. We are all fine with how our days go; I am simply different than most of my other friends.

My daughter is just like me, a great details person and a list maker. This is why she is so successful with her job because that is what her work requires.

My son is not a planner at all. He tends to go with the flow. This also fits with his job, but I have noticed he tends to get a little stressed on the weekend if you try and pin him down for something.

So, all this to say, last week my day went very differently than planned and as I was feeling stressed about when I would write my blog, I made the decision that I would simply not write one that day. Instantly I felt peace. I believe God places boundaries around us and one of my boundaries is that if I have a stressful day then I simply decide not to do some of the tasks and trust God. I admit I might transfer some of those non-urgent tasks to another day or week if it is important to me to do them.

God made you individual; He made you with your complex personality whether it be relaxed or otherwise; He made you and He absolutely loves you. God is in your day with you, and it does not displease Him if you change your day. He wants you to have peace by abiding in Him.

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