Honestly, it really should be slow down bruh. You are moving way too fast.
When I think about my life, I’m at my worst when I’m in a hurry. I’m more likely to become irritable and frustrated. I can think of several moments in which, I was running late and now I’m frustrated sitting at a red light, hoping it will change immediately so I can go.

Hopefully, no one gets in front of me driving slow, because then I’ll speed around them to “make-up time” and become even more frustrated when I’m stuck at the next red light with that same car again.
In those moments where I’m feeling rushed because I’ve double booked or took too long getting dressed – what I’m learning (it’s a process) to do is to slow myself down and enjoy those moments instead of spending time frustrated, wishing I’m somewhere – where I’m not. My frustration of wanting to be somewhere quicker, is not going to help me get there any faster. ?
I can tell when I’m running through life full speed because I’ll start losing or misplacing things. This year, I told myself, I’ll slow down and not rush through life. I recently read a devotion in the Bible app and it talked about how Jesus never rushed to do anything. In fact, he slowed down several times to pray or even delayed his arrival – while it may appear he was late in our natural eyes, he was on divine time, perfect arrival!

So, when we are rushing through life, take time to slow down, relax and release the stress of rushing.

“Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19:2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

2020. Or as my lovely phone corrects me, it is Year 2,020. ? Day 1 of 366. It’s a leap year. I’m so excited about this new year and everything I have planned. New content coming soon! New ventures, collaborations, new goals and some rollover goals, new friends (but I’m keeping my current friends as well), more networking, less stress, no drama, more time with God, more travel, walking in purpose and worrying less. Sigh, that was a run-on sentence, but y’all caught my drift. ?I have plans and goals for 2020; however, as Dr.Evans stated- I’m leaving room for God to intervene.
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“What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” Otherwise, you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.” James‬ ‭4:15-16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I received this as a topic request from a friend- she requested that I share what I’ve learned about myself this year and about traveling.

Since it is the end of 2019, I’ll make a list of my top 19 things I’ve learned about myself and traveling.

So, here it is…

1. My most important relationship is with God and then myself. God and I talk a lot. Lol.

2. I’m my favorite person to hang around. I enjoy being me!

3. I’m resilient. I may go through things, but I bounce back.

4. I can be fearless, sometimes. Lol.

5. I’m learning patience and not to rush into things. Sometimes I have to take a step back and evaluate the situation.

6. I’m starting to blossom into who I am. I scare myself sometimes, because I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m enjoying it.

7. I love being around people, but I also enjoy being by myself.

8. Traveling is my favorite, expensive hobby.

9. I’m an unconventional traveler. I may not pick the most convenient way to get to a place, but I’ll still get to the sight to enjoy it.

10. I can’t travel with everyone. ??‍♀️

11. Traveling allows me to be free and live in the moment.

12. I’m content being single, until God sends someone my way.

13. I want to go everywhere in the world, so I’m always trying to book a trip.

14. Life isn’t about how many friends you have, but it is about enjoying moment with the ones that you do have.

15. Embrace change. I’m at the age, in which friendships change rapidly. Just go with the changes instead of trying to control it and allow life to happen.

16. I will do what I love, even if it isn’t popular.

17. I like to share what I’ve learned, if it means I can help someone else in their journey.

18. I may never know every piece of my purpose; however, with the parts I do know, I will continue taking baby steps. You never know where it will lead you.

19. I now have the ability to do for others, what I would have wanted someone to do for me.

I’ve learned so much, but I’ll continue to share things throughout 2020. My word for the year is still flexibility. I’m learning to be flexible in every area of my life.

So much can change in a year or even six months. What is one thing you have learned about yourself?

“No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”

Philippians 3:13-14 NLT

https://www.bible.com/116/php.3.13-14.nlt

This blog topic was given to my from my sister.
Story time: On Christmas Day my family and I were playing this game called slap Jack. The objective of the game is for everyone to throw down a card each round quickly and when you see a Jack or the Joker card, you slap your hand down to retrieve all the cards that are underneath. The game ends when everyone is out of cards and only one person is remaining with cards.
As we were, playing, we quickly noticed that when someone had less than maybe 5 or 10 cards, they went into something we labeled as a “desperate mode strategy” to ensure they remained alive in the game. It was if they became adamant about staying in the game and start thinking of “interesting” strategies to keep from losing. Although, it was fun and comical to watch them in this mode, it was amusing to see if this concept could be applied into other areas of our life.

Webster defines desperate as: having an urgent need, desire.

Humor me for a second, what if we desired or were desperate for spending time with God daily?
The term desperation and desire, reminds me of the word “thirsty”.
What would happen to our city, our world if we remained “thirsty” for God? Or we became adamant about being in his presence and talking to him daily.
Often times, we don’t seek God until tragedy hits or we need something. Of course, God is always there as our father waiting with open arms, but imagine for a second, if we would communicate with him daily and remain “desperate” to spend time with or hear from him all the time. Think about how drastically our communication with God would change. We could possibly be in sync with the voice of God and actually live the latter of the scripture of Proverbs 3:5, which says, “trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not to thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy path. #howsway

Question of the Day: Before the year ends, how can you plan ahead to spend time with God?

“I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭143:6‬ ‭NLT‬‬
https://www.bible.com/116/psa.143