Fresh Start

Once again, I have decided to blog. Blogging/journaling has always been a great outlet for me and sometimes I just need to debrief from the crazy process that I'm currently in. So I wiped my old blog clean and made it public again.

For those of you who may not know, I am in the midst of applying to be a Salvation Army Officer. For all my non-Sallie friends, a Salvation Army officer is an ordained pastor in The Salvation Army church. (Don't give me that look like you didn't know that The Salvation Army was a church!) This weekend was the most intense part of the process. I had an interview with the LCSW who is in charge of the Coaching Action Program (CAP)(or does the P in CAP stand for Plan... not sure... it was a long weekend!). I took some psychological evals and had an interview with another psychologist.

Getting this stuff over with was important and gave me some new insight; however, God spoke to me this weekend. He reminded me of many different things but I will only take time to highlight a few.

1) He told me to start tithing again. There is a reason why I wasn't tithing and I felt it was what the Lord wanted me to do at the time but that is over. It's a very very scary thing for me to do but I will do it! I will be obedient.

2) I was reminded that my Savior can move mountains. I have a HUGE mountain standing in my way and He is going to move it! I believe it with all my heart! This is probably the boldest thing I've ever asked God to do. It gives me chills thinking about it.

3) I like stability and planning out my life. I get anxious and worried when my life is all up in the air. Now that I got this stuff done, this is becoming real to me. It will be easy for me to start worrying about the process and freak out. But I need to live in the moment... take each day at a time. This process can be a long one.


I also decided that I needed to set some new goals for myself. I like making goals! I do really well with goal setting, especially when I make them public & have accountability. (These will be divided into categories)

November Goals-
Spiritual:
-Spend 30 minutes in the word every day
-Tithe

Social-
-Find a small group at another church to attend
-Introduce myself to at least one person at my gym

Health/Wellness:
-Limit sweet treats to a 3x's a week
-Get down to a 10 minute mile

General Self-Care:
-Write 5 positive affirmations about myself each day