Your Words and Thoughts Aren't Enough

My Sunday morning routine has changed up what I do because of quarantine, but it mainly consists of having breakfast while watching a few sermons online. (Let me pause and say I can not wait to actually go back to church and see those smiling faces!) While the youngest was at the table eating breakfast, my middle child came down ready to get herself something to eat. I'm not aware of what led up to the issue, but I hear the middle child yelling at the youngest. Were they anywhere near each other? Nope...Was the youngest saying anything? Nope...Was the youngest eating her breakfast? Nope. So what was it you ask? According to the middle child, the youngest was wagging her tongue. I'm not sure if this came to me because I was watching a sermon, but as I was addressing the issue it hit me hard: Too often we're focused more on the distraction than we are on what we desire.

Distractions are designed to keep you from achieving/completing your intended task. I'm certain at some point we've felt the impact of not following through with our intentions. The problem is that when we don't finish something consequences are added to that. Whether the consequences were big or small, it doesn't change the disappointment that comes with not finishing something. While being reprimanded, the middle child became upset and very argumentative. Her main focus was that she was responding to something that was done towards her. She refused to acknowledge any of the questions I posed to her because shifting blame is much easier than accepting personal responsibility. Here's point #1: Quit blaming (noun- person, place, and/or thing) from stopping you from getting what you say you want. Life is messy and definitely throw a few things your way that can slow you down, but that's not a reason for you to quit. We have all been given the incredible ability to make choices and it's our responsibility to use wisdom while choosing what we do. One of the other things that stood out was how much more vocal she was towards her distraction (the youngest) versus what she desired (breakfast). Here's point #2: Saying and Being aren't the same thing so make sure you're sure. Saying you're hungry and actually being hungry are separate things. The biggest way to tell is the ease of being distracted. Saying your hungry means you're open to eating something, but you can be sidetracked with a host of things. When you physically need nourishment, you will continually work towards fulfilling that need even if something comes up. If you get a phone call you may take it, but you'll either ask to call the person back so you can eat or you'll mute while you chew. The point I'm trying to make is that in the state of being actions are aligned with the thoughts. I'm certain that when the middle child came downstairs it was only because she thought she was hungry. Unfortunately, a distraction created a circumstance that proved she wasn't as hungry as she thought she was. Due to her unwillingness to fix her attitude and face, she lost some money (money has been specifically a goal of her so she's been working hard earning more) and ended up going back upstairs. Once she got hungry and it wasn't a thought anymore, she came back down and fixed herself some food. 

Don't let your distractions decide your destination. This time has been very difficult on so many people while not so much for others, yet each of us is going through life day in and day out. I will encourage anyone that has been struggling to make up in your mind that nothing you encounter will keep you from the goals you've sought out for your life. Having children can definitely be a reason to slow you down from doing something as quickly as you want, but that can't be the reason you don't ever complete it. So much of this hit me hard because I realized that I was allowing things I was experiencing to keep me from my blog and giving it the attention it deserves. So I'll continue to share and hopefully we can all get better together. So.....where do your feet/hands need to meet with your thoughts and words? (You can do this!)