Today I began reading "The Resolution for Women" as part of a reading group with some friends from church. I am 16 pages in, and already totally convicted by the 1st of 13 resolutions.
Resolution #1
"I do so solemnly resolve to embrace my current season of life and will maximize my time in it. I will resist the urge to hurry through or circumvent any portion of my journey but will live with a spirit of contentment."
As much as I like to think I am content with my life, I have come to realize that I have not been living as such. I am happy, I have a great husband, and two wonderful little boys, and living my dream of being a stay home mother, and I am embarking on a journey beginning in the fall to homeschool our oldest when he begins kindergarten. But, my/our ultimate goal is France. Ashley and I have know since the beginning of our marriage that we have been called to the mission field of France. We have been married almost 10 years, and have become very impatient with our continued wait. Today after reading chapter 1 of Part 1 of the book, I know that I have been rushing through life as if it is nothing, and that only when I am in France will it finally become something. This has led me to some "deep thought" and conviction about my current way of doing things, and if I'm honest I think the Lord has been dealing with me about this for some time, but it has taken reading some one else's account of this situation to see it more clearly in my own life.
The end of the chapter asks the following 4 questions that I must answer if I hope to fix this wrong.
1. What have you been hurrying through?
2. What have you been hurrying to get to?
3. What are some of the good parts of your experience that you've missed in your attempt to rush through the more difficult ones?
4. What can you do differently today to "scrape the plate" --to gather up all the good things around you and begin enjoying the journey of your life?
Although I will not stop looking forward to the day we are in France doing a work for the Lord, and fulfilling our calling there, I must stop and enjoy my time here. Clearly the Lord has kept us here for a reason, and instead of rushing through this time and impatiently waiting for the next chapter, I need to enjoy and fulfill my calling here.
I encourage anyone reading this to pick of a copy of the book, I'm already hooked and look forward to becoming a woman of resolution!
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