Encouragement

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The first of each year always brings a sense of renewal and the gift of starting over again. It's during this time that I start cleaning out closets and re-arranging furniture so that I can get a visual of some kind of change. In looking through some of the clutter in my closets, I came across many projects that were abandoned for one reason or another. I used to paint watercolor paintings and was actually pretty good at it, and there were at least 5 paintings I found that needed work. Next to my piano that I rarely play any more, were stacks of new sheet music that have not yet been mastered. In my crafts closet I found blankets half-crocheted, cross-stitch samplers almost ready for hanging, but not quite. I found sewing projects for which I had all the materials but never started. And upstairs in my family room is a cute little ottoman that needs to be recovered and I just haven't mustered up the "oomph" to get it done. My list could go on and on with all my unfinished business....

I don't normally see myself as a person who doesn't follow through with things. I would say that the majority of my tasks are completed to fruition. But there are some that got shoved to the back burner in order to take care of higher priorities at the time. I guess you could say, "That's Life!"

Lately I have felt a sense of spinning my wheels and as I have uncovered all of the unfinished business in my life, perhaps this is what has been keeping my feet stuck in the mud and preventing me from moving forward at the pace that I have wished for. My brain wants to move forward but it's like there is someone tugging at the back of my shirt, holding me back. I think that "someone" is the pile of unfinished business...

So in order to move forward, I need to go in reverse for awhile and tick off all those things on my list that need completion. Settling things in the past can clear out the clog in the hose that is keeping the steady flow of living water running through our lives that produces the fruit we need in order to live strong and prosper...

I encourage all of you today to find the "unfinished business" in your life...whether it's clutter in your closet, unsent letters, fix-it projects or perhaps a sour relationship that needs mending. Take care of what's left undone so that the blessings will soon start to flow again in your life...

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Copyright. 2009. Pastor Kimberly Lemler. Words To Heart Ministries. All Rights Reserved.

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