Now...let's wake up!

I was thinking about how more than a third of the year is over already. Can you believe that? I'm actually kind of excited just because at the beginning of the year (as a New Years Resolution) I told myself I was going to be reading more of the Word. I have kept it up so far and I love it. I have learned so much, it makes my heart happy. For those of you who don't know who Charles Stanley is...look him up and read his In Touch magazine. It's free.

But there are some things I have slacked off on. Things like my diet and the relationships I have with my family. I wanted to continue keto and start a fitness journey. I have continued walking, but I mess up on my diet often. When it comes to family, I sometimes feel smothered. I'm not talking about my mom and brother. I mean my aunts. I sometimes need a break ya know? It's like now that grandma is gone...they wanna meet up for every holiday and they live four hours away. I just wish they would understand that sometimes it's not possible for us to travel. Or that they could sometimes do the trip themselves to meet us. lol

Then comes the issue of boys. Ya'll know how even though I am very inexperienced with boys, I still tend to romanticize and day dream about them. It's silly and I feel I should stop. I'm going to be 30 soon and I need to snap out of it! I had told myself that for this year I was going to focus on Jesus only and not think about boys. This has proven to be difficult.

So my questions are...
What were you hoping to accomplish this year? Have you met those goals or are you working on them?
Also, what can we as singles do to stop focusing on what we don't have (like a romantic relationship) and start enjoying what we do have?
In what ways do you feel you need to wake up? Are there some ideas you have in mind that might not be realistic?

I look forward to hearing from ya'll. Thanks for reading my thread.

I like Charles Stanley too. I just started back to working out and eating healthy. Would have been nice had I started earlier this year. What else can we focus on? I guess family and friends and getting closer to God. I do understand the not wanting to have to do every holiday with family, but living far from most of mine, I miss them. It sounds like you have a nice relationship with your Mom and bro. I have 2 very dear sister friends locally, but they are married with younger kids so they are busy, which is perfectly ok but... We did plan some hiking time soon. And we had a great visit last sunday. So i am grateful. How i need to wake up is I need to step back into gratitude and be present and enjoy the simple things more. I have wasted far too much time focusing on the past. I hope you are doing well, sweet sis. I know you want a someone, I get it. I pray the God centered man and you meet soon. He will be blessed to have you.

The year certainly does seem to be flying by! I'm amazed that it's May already! So far, it's been a good year. Some challenges, and many blessings!
I don't think I started out wanting to accomplish anything specific this year (except learn how to play the guitar...I do try now and then...but it hurts my fingers).

As far as what we can do to stop focusing on what we don't have, I have found that surrendering those things to the Lord brings both peace and joy.

"Jesus, I surrender my hope of (fill in blank) to You."

I say this for everything I am hoping for, everything I desire, everything I am trusting the Lord for, especially those things that seem to occupy my mind far more than they should.
When I surrender and submit these things to Him, I have peace. I know I can trust Him to answer these prayers in His time. (And I also realize they may be answered differently than I"m hoping, but because He is so good, I know that however He chooses to answer will be far more beautiful that I could hope or imagine!)
The joy comes as wait in anticipation for Him to answer! The Lord has a wonderful way of surprising His children, and the reminders of His great love and care for me come in so many wonderful ways!

That's what I do to keep my eyes fixed on Jesus, and honestly, I need to do it several times a day sometimes. The more I do this the more I rest in Him and His promises.