Get It Together

It's been a crazy first two months of 2018. It's time that we "Get It Together". The most common mood for me over these past years has been "trying to get my life together" (Believe me its a mood!). I started at 20 and at 24 , I am still "trying to get my life together". My sibling use to always upset me (and she still do sometimes) when I'd say God got it because she'd respond with "what's faith without work". What I heard with my dual listening was "get your lazy butt up and do something about your situation instead of waiting for some miracle". Automatically I'd go into combat mode because I'm not lazy and I was trying to change my situation, but nothing I was doing was working! Whether she knew what she was talking about or not , she was right . Although I have been trying to alter the cycles in my life, when what I was trying (which is the same thing I've tried over and over) wouldn't work I would literally leave them in the hands of God and "wait for some miracle".

As I proceed on my journey in Christ, I've learned that God grants second chances (and third, fourth ; maybe even fifth!), but he NEVER does it the same way twice. Think about all the blessings or "phew that was close!" moments you've had. I've come to the realize that I'm continuously GETTING MY LIFE TOGETHER because I didn't appreciate them being done for me and I haven't been willing to put in the ACTUAL work required by my lonesome . In the bible , our second chance to get it together was given through the Ten Commandments. Let me pause here . The only way to be given or even NEED a second chance is to mess up the first one (Adam & Eve and the forbidden tree). When God first gave us life , everything was literally GIVEN . That financial break through, scholarship, relationship , (for me my license lol) . All given . It seems as though we only appreciate things when we've worked for them. According to Exodus, God didn't just give us the Ten Commandments , Moses had to physically carve them into the stone and spread the word.

Anytime you are getting it together, it's because you didn't get it right the first time . In order to "try" to get your life together, the word try has to be eliminated. It takes time, dedication, and a WHOLE NEW PLAN. So what are those STEPS needed to GET IT TOGETHER you ask?

#1: ACCEPTANCE . Accept the fact that regardless if you're "trying", IF IT'S NOT WORKING , ITS IRRELEVANT .. Don't become stubborn and stagnant because of self pity .

#2: CREATE A NEW PLAN . Now that you've identified the problem, come up with a solution. If you see what you've been doing isn't producing the proper outcome, IT'S TIME TO DO SOMETHING NEW .

#3: EXECUTE . We've identified the problem , came up with a solution; now its time to put that plan into motion . Even if its something as simple as not driving the same way to work so you can be on time , if it generates a better outcome you're on to something!

--Now, typically this is where most of us mess up . After we've EXECUTED , we begin to "feel ourselves". There is nothing wrong with a little pat on the back; But after you've applauded yourself, don't get so lost in the appraisal you forget the MOST important step of GETTING IT TOGETHER .

#4: CONSISTENCY . Consistency is the MOST important step in GETTING YOUR LIFE TOGETHER because it's how you KEEP it together . NO ONE likes to take 5 steps forward, and 10 steps back .

I think it's time that we stop TRYING to get our lives together and actually take the steps needed to do so!