05.31.09
Who doesn’t love summer?
I’m not just talking about the weather, cook-outs, or any single thing connotated with most people’s favorite season. I mean summer as a whole. Everything that comes with it. Time off from school, the beach, seeing old friends again. All the good stuff.
For me, especially in this season of my life, summer bring me a lot of free time. To bring you guys up to speed, I don’t have a whole lot going on. I’m not leading worship because I need some time away from it to work on myself. Also, I’m not working anywhere (yet, but If you can help with that, that’d be sweet).
Now, don’t get me wrong. I love having all of this free time. It is one of the spoils of summer. Along with the sun and pools, its one of the many benefits. However, too much of a good thing can totally spoil your summer. When I don’t have anything to really anchor my time (like something to do everyday or to base my schedule around) my internal clock gets real out of whack. I can sleep like a hibernating bear and can waste time better than a nerd hermetically sealed into his WOW lair (Sorry for any of you WOW users out there. Mad love to you).
I don’t think God makes mistakes, so I’m trying to be more aware of how He is moving and what He is doing in my life. I like I have to much time right now for two main reasons:
1. To grow in and add depth to my relationship with Christ.
2. To develop my self control/maturity.
I could waste this time right now and sleep my days away. I could fill my days with countless hours of Facebook stalking (its not as creepy as you think it is . . . I think). Either way, doing either or any of these things I’ve mentioned would be a complete waste of a very intentional time in my life. God has purposefully put me in this season of my life. I can either choose to let this time go to waste, or to be intentional. I can choose to be the same person I am in 3 months or use this as a proverbial greenhouse for my maturity.
I don’t want to get up at 9 or 10 in the morning just to read or to just be awake. I hate doing things without purpose. I’d call it a pet peeve. However, I think thats what part of moving into maturity is about. Doing things you don’t want to do in an effort to grow and better yourself. I’d like to look back in late August and know that I did not waste my summer.
So, what about you?
Are you being intentional about your growth or are you letting your days go by?
What can you do to intentionally grow this summer?
One.Love
cd
