heart...mind...strength

Trying with all of your heart, mind and strength is really challenging. You may get your heart in the right place but then something goes whack in your mind then, poof, there goes your strength. At other times your mind may be in the right place but your heart just isn't in it and you have no strength at all. It's very difficult to get these 3 things in good working order all at the same time. All kinds of factors play into this. Lack of rest. Lack of goof nutrition. Lack of exercise. Lack of love. Lack of joy. 

What keeps you from jumping into something with your whole heart? Fear is often what binds me up. I get scared that someone won't like what I'm doing or someone will get upset with me or someone won't approve. I tend to like to make people happy, especially those that are closet to me. Being tired often is a factor for me as well.

I'm on this roller coaster pattern that is up and down and side to side. I try to do what's right and not care what anyone thinks. As long as God is happy then I'm happy too. But then I get tired and seriously drained and there goes the combination of heart, mind and strength. Then the roller coaster begins again with wind blowing me  from all directions. I keep hearing the phrase "we are the beautiful oak planted on the rivers edge where our reflection is there for everyone to see the goodness of God's glory in us". That's a pretty powerful one to take in. If I can stay planted like that tree is, I can stay strong and firm where I'm planted. I might bend but I won't break. Cool. Cool! I love analogies. 

My plan until I forget again...stay firmly planted in the incorruptible foundation and raise my hands in praise to the one who made me and let Him have the fight since He's already won the battle.