Fasting

Carrie Rocha, from www.pocketyourdollars.com gave an inspirational few minute message on KTIS this morning. She advised to do a one month fast on any areas of overspending.

While we have worked very hard to curb any financial overspending (not that there isn't room for improvement), what struck me was the ares where I overspend my time and energy. How would my life be different if I took a fast from those areas?

Hmm, t.v., computer, even sometimes financial planning. What if I were to lay those things at the feet of the cross and surrender them wholly? What if I were to take a break from them, a fast? Although, I'm not entirely sure how my husband would feel about my taking a break from financial planning :).

For me, this has really been a year of getting more disciplined and more intentional about some healthy choices in my life and then sticking with those choices consistently. That is hard for me, but I do wonder, if I put less energy into the distractions in my life, and focused more on the healthy choices, how would life be different?

Alfred Adler always said, "Life can always be different". That does not mean we can make it what we want it to be, but it does mean that there are natural consequences for the choices we make and we have the power to change those choices.

I always perceived of discipline or routine as the choice to consistently say yes to good things. Perhaps it is also the choice to consistently say no to distractions.