My 500 words day 3

Today has been dull, I read a lot and ate a lot. There was no light and no water and it wasn't fun but we endured.
My write up today is supposed to be about thoughts

I don’t claim to be an expert but I will attempt to write the little I know or think.

Thoughts???? What are thoughts and why are they important.  A thought is an idea, a plan, opinion or picture formed in your mind. So why are thoughts important? How does a thought affect you? Why is what you think important?

The center of thought is the mind. You win or lose in your mind. People create movies in their minds. We make choices with our minds. The way I feel is prompted by my mind. I make decisions in my mind and I chicken out with my mind. The words I speak are thoughts expressed. I judge my situations in my mind.

The bible tells us to keep our hearts with all diligence for out of it flows the issues of life. As a man thinks in his heart so he is. Jesus said a good man from the good treasures of his heart flings out good things and an evil man from the evil treasures of his heart flings out evil things. I think it’s safe to say that if I clean out my heart and thoughts I will clean out my life. But how does this really work.

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. When you renew your mind you change. It starts from the inside. What is the process of renewing the mind?  I believe it involves deliberately making new choices. I am privileged to be a believer in Jesus and I have the Holy Spirit living in me. The process of renewing my mind will involve consistently listening and obeying the voice of the Holy Spirit. I get familiar with His voice by reading the bible and I listen for his voice in my heart for daily activities, this is going to be deliberate until it becomes a habit.

Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. Rom 12:2 NCV

You can either be shaped by your environment or decide your path by changing the way you think. Putting it in to perspective for me is that I can either decide to live the way I have been living and continue to repeat the results I have been getting or take a higher way and get a better result. I can change the way I respond to things. I can choose to see beauty, grace, solution, victory, inspiration motivation instead of doom, failure, and helplessness.

The scripture puts it aptly in Philippians 4:8 AMP For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].

This is my standard this is my reference point, is it true, is it worthy of praise, is it lovely and is it excellent? Ciao people.

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My 500 words day 2

The word for today is promptings. To prompt means to incite to do something, to suggest or remind, it’s interesting to live based on the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, the one who created the universe, the one who knows the mind of God. To have him on your side is the greatest thing in the whole world.

I lived my life today based on promptings, this is how it went.  I woke up around 4.30am today, I went out to pray for about 20minutes, after that I wanted to go back to bed because it was raining outside after a while the rain stopped and I went out for a walk –though intended running, I ended up walking 3kms. I came home and slept for one hour.

I woke up at nine am and prepared breakfast for my children, I had a banana and cucumber smoothie with 2 boiled eggs. I attempted making sesame paste today it came out all wrong. I cleaned up my room and then went ahead to fix lunch, lunch for me was steamed mixed vegetables with rice and boiled chicken breast, after that I cleaned up the sitting room.

I rested a while and play6ed a game of bike racing, I’m yet to win that game. At 6 o clock I went to the market, I just went, I didn’t really plan it. I bought food stuff and came home and made dinner.  Now the interesting thing about today was that in all the things I did I went against my natural tendencies, I went against my penchant for laziness. I took the path of discipline and it felt good. This is all thanks to the Holy Spirit. It all seems mundane, but for me it’s a seed, it’s a beginning. I love living by promptings’ it is the victorious way.

There are a few things I haven’t done yet. That plan with the children, we didn’t work on on it though I told them we had something we needed to work on.  I also didn’t read, but I think I’ll catch up on it before I shut down today.

Something else I need to work on is my thoughts, God is spirit and He is invisible. As a man thinks so he is. God sees my thoughts and my thought are the Holy spirits material. I need to supply good material for the Holy Spirit to use. I guess I need to research this thought thing very well and that is my assignment for tomorrow. How important are my thoughts? How do my thoughts influence my life? What does the bible have to say about thoughts? Look out for this tomorrow.

Writing 500 words is a real challenge but as I keep going and the words keep coming and before long its almost over. It’s so interesting, I believe it will get purer as the days go by wow I am done already and I am exhilarated. yaaaaaay

My 500 words day 1

Delayed gratification is the word.
it means doing what you have to do before doing what you want to do.
it means doing the hard stuff first before doing the easy ones.
I get excited when I do the things i have to do first. its exciting and refreshing. but its easier to do the fun things first like watch TV before praying. Snooze a little bit more before working out or playing one more round of solitaire before writing or responding to that tweet before reading.
I wish I chose to do the hard things firs more often, my life will be a whole lot different.
How do i apply delayed gratification now? I'm sure i can make a list of ten ways i can apply it but i wont, the only advise i will give my self is don't think about it just do it.
"Tick tick says the clock what you have to do do quick."
Yes that is all. Follow the promptings of your heart, that's what i did today, i could have waited till evening but i just decided t write. so pick up those clothes, check in on that child, apologize, go to plan B, cry, get up, wake up, just do it. All is well
Chai I have about 300 words to go
Another topic, how can i incorporate discipline in my kids, if i let them go wild and and free it would be hard for them to form habit of discipline when they grow up and that's not what i want for them so i have been thinking if i want to have disciplined children i have to be a disciplined parent. Discipline is not a destination its a journey. Other ideas i have been playing with is to involve them in planning their day. Help them make a to do list and choose their reward when they succeed. Make hard things fun. Make them accountability partners. Make a compulsory bedtime. make time for outdoor play. it looks like its going to be fun, well it is on paper but the actual doing is the hard part. We are actually of wheat flour this month and its going well next time we'll try going off sugar.
Hmm this 500 word thing aint that easy o.
My most recent project is Creating a food plan that will help my body reduce insulin or make my body not release too much insulin. i looked at paleo, its lovely but when they go on and on about cave men i get tired, i am not a cave woman. i think of other low carbs and they seem unrealistic for  an African like me. I'm thinking of a selection of foods that are low in sugar, full of fiber and good quality protein and fats. i can do this.Writing is liberating, i love reading things i have written especialy days later. writing clears my mind it makes me look at things differently. i'm sure i will be excited when i read this in a few days time. Ciao Everyone.

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Give it 100

I read about practicing something for 100 days and I was inspired so I am giving a 100 days to working out and eating clean. I'll be posting daily. Here we go......

Change Girl

Change is simple and it starts from the inside. 
Why am i finding it hard to change inspite of all the knowledge i have garnered? A few reasons come to mind;

i.   I have a compelling reason to change but i keep forgetting it.

ii.  My spirit is weak and the power to change is really low. I like to indulge my flesh

iii. I am lazy( disposed to idleness).

iv. Double mindedness, now this is a serious one. I tend to change plans as frequently as I breath in and out an sincerely that is as crazy as it gets.

What shall I say to these things;

Sarah read your reasons everyday, keep them before your eyes stop forgetting, go back as often as necessary, you don't need motivation, just do it, you don't have to feel like it, set a schedule and go for it. Truth is nothing good comes easy.

Build your spirit, pray in tongues, read the word or listen to the word. Do whatever it takes. 

Set up a schedule, phlegmatics are disposed to idleness don't indulge in your weakness and see to it that you fight that tendency. Fight Girl!!!

Decide and move, dont be deceived by your emotions, emotions are not good guides at all. Get over the sensation and follow the plan.

So here I go again with surer steps. 
 

Status: VEGAN

I  love eating vegan, I have always been attracted to it-maybe its because of the way my body feels when i eat only plant based foods (most likely) or it just feels romantic, old school, different. I have eaten only plant based for a month, then seven days, then one day in that order. I'm certain the people in my house are even tired of hearing me announce my intentions. Most recently I was proclaiming my vegan status while battling with a turkey bone but i ain't giving up. giving up has been deleted from my updated dictionary. So here I go again bumbling my way into my most beloved vegan eating style.