these weeks lately have been so busy that by the time sunday rolls around, i’m certain that i must have skipped last week’s selfie sunday because it feels like so long ago that i’ve done a selfie sunday post and so much has happened since. but no, just a lot going on between one sunday to the next! luckily i’ve gotten in the groove of these now and think of posting as a part of my sunday, so i think it would actually be pretty hard to skip it. and maybe i’m more on top of things than i sometimes fear i am. :)
last week’s challenge was to pray more, which i did diligently the first few days but unfortunately didn’t do as well at the rest of the week. i’m working on it! it’s hard to start good habits and stick with them, but being conscious of them is the first step. i’m going to continue to try to do better at this because i know it has such a great impact on my life and thought process.
this week, my challenge is going to be something that i should be doing all the time, but something that i want to focus on very specifically this week, the week of jesus’ birth: i want to think, act, and do what jesus would do. W.W.J.D. has sadly become an acronym that sounds sort of cheesy, but when you think about doing what jesus would do, it really is a great way to live life [although certainly not easy]. it’s good to check yourself and put things in perspective – is this the way jesus would act, and would he want me acting this way? as an adult, a lot of it has to do with my thoughts, not just my actions. oftentimes we have thoughts that we would never voice, but they aren’t nice or christian-like thoughts, and i want to try to work on avoiding thinking about these things that are negative, mean-spirited, or unchristian-like. i think it’s all about training your brain! obviously we’re humans and sinners and it would be impossible to do this perfectly, but i will practice thinking like jesus and work on being a better person. i want my thoughts and actions to demonstrate my love of christ.
“whoever claims to live in him must live as jesus did.” – 1 john 2:6
because i’ll be at work for the first part of the week and with family for the rest of it, some of the specific things that come to mind when i think about ways that i can do as jesus would this week are as follows: staying “above the line,” as we call it at my company – basically holding yourself accountable, taking responsibility and ownership for your actions, keeping a positive attitude, and having integrity; being helpful and doing things for others; thinking and speaking kindly and with love; being flexible; and being generous, considerate, and benevolent. that’s a lot of things, and it doesn’t end there, but that’s a start. i will try my very best!
{my little family of four celebrated christmas last night, so this is me wearing my new monogrammed jacket from my parents. of course i love that the monogram is maroon!}
hopefully i’ll get another post up here before the 25th, but if i don’t, have a very merry christmas, friends! xoxo