A Work In Progress

As I typed up my "things to accomplish in my life time" list, I realized that a lot of what is on my list are things that I am in the progress of doing. Somethings I have come to except that I may not see accomplished in my life time and yet I strive to reach those goals any way. I have never been perfect nor will I ever be while on this earth but didn't Jesus say "...you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect." Matthew 5:48 I still strive for that perfection. I want to be the best at what ever it I am, be it a wife, mother, friend, sister, or daughter. I will strive to be my best but I will always be a work in progress. I would hope that others in my life keep that in mind as I stumble or fall. I am going to mess up from time to time. All of us are human and will make mistakes. We are each a work in progress that needs some fine tuning from time to time. It is so important to be in relationship with God on a constant basis so that those kinks can be worked out. I feel like everyday I have something that is being worked on. Most days it seems like it's my patience. Other days it's may be my attitude or perception.

I pray that every day that I live on this earth that I continue to be someone in which God is working on and through. My life is to be an example "...Be an example to all believers in what you teach, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity." 1 Timothy 4:12 There are times I feel as though I have been far from being any kind of an example and yet somewhere along the line God will bring to mind something I've said or done that has reflected Him. More than anything in my life that is what I want, to please Him. I long to have God transform my heart to be more like His. I actually pray that to the day that I take my last breath that God is refining something within me and teaching me something new. If I were not a work that is in constant progress, my life would become stagnant and stale. I have lived that way before and I hate it. Life with out constant changes through the Holy Spirit is a life that is dull. I want to be full of true joy that I know can only come from Him and the work that only He can do on my heart.

I apologize for being preachy. I need not preach to anyone but myself, but I was just praying and was lead to share my heart this afternoon. There are times I just want to share with others where I am in life. It's hard to share with everyone all the time what God is doing, let alone just every day things. I hope that you see that this was just me opening my heart a little to you all. So now you can see some of the things that randomly run through my mind.