Hello, my name is Jane, and I am a completer of goals. (You reply: We love you, Jane).
I hate this time of year because it drives me into goal setting, what with New Year’s resolutions and all. I tend to race ahead of God setting them, then race ahead of him meeting them, all the while flagellating myself for not meeting them fast enough. I set aside caring for my health and my relationships to meet them. And on days like today I know that I am so tired that if I even try to meet them, I will fail from fatigue. This is starting to feel like a Psalm.
What is to be done? God told me to rest over Christmas break, and I have, a little. OK, a precious little. But today I must. I already have trips to Costco and Raleys planned, along with paying the bills for January – and yet I want to work on Nellie and I know I’m going to run out of hours.She just got back from therapy and I have a keen handle on what needs to be done. God is whispering that I have to remember to exercise and plan healthy eating. They come first. Maybe if I just do one small thing on Nellie, I could do it well. Father, could I do that? OK, please show me which one small thing. Yes, this definitely was a psalm. Isn’t God good?