The first few days went great! Starting the day with the Lord made such a difference! But then life started getting in the way. Nap times Aren't always the same time of day, nor are they the same amount of time. I wasn't able to get my chores done, I started to feel anxious that I had missed a day of P90. Then when Caden insisted on sleeping in mommy's bed and tossed and turned all night I missed waking up early to have my quiet time. And it was all down hill from there! Missing one day snowballed into missing the next and the next. In turn those days were hectic, stressful and unproductive.
I realized I was putting too much importance on this silly P90 workout and not on the Lord. I was more upset that I didn't get that workout in than that I didn't spend time in the word. And God made sure I knew it! Taking away the times I was so sure I needed to be working out and showing me the difference in my attitude without Him at the forefront of my mind.
Of course at first I didn't recognize this. I thought it was just the extra workout throwing me off and that it was completely silly to add a second workout into my day and take away from time I could be getting important things done like chores and crafts! Then I got hit with some yucky allergies bringing me down another notch and not able to do anything at all!
I was soo mad!! Dude why can't I stick to anything? Why did I start out so awesome and then fizzle out only days later?! After remembering what I wasn't including in my day it all made perfect sense. It's only with the Lord that I can accomplish anything worth while. All that I do is for Him. Not for myself!
"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" Philippians 4:13
I was also reminded of my favorite quote by Aristotle:
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore is not an act, but a habit"
My habits need to change. And God has made that perfectly clear! So instead of making perfect plans I'll plan perfect time with Him!
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