The New Life

I found several helpful moving-related sites (where else, of course...) on Pinterest. Many great tips for packing, organizing, cleaning, you name it. But this one in particular has me entirely intrigued. It asks the question - is the life you're pursuing the life you want? It encourages you to stop, take stock of why you're doing what you're doing, and see if maybe, just maybe (gasp) a change is in order.

I used to be the planner of all the planners. I had life from here to the nursing home neatly transcribed. And then I met Isaac and hit the desert and it was all I could do to plan driving to McDonald's for something that might resemble a lunch. And I've learned that life post-Isaac is strangely haphazard. I've been flying by the seat of my pants for a couple of years now in ways that would have shocked and horrified me before.

And I learned in that span...that God's plans trump my ever so careful planning. I might THINK I know, but I really don't have a clue. He has a lot of clues. And sometimes I have to put aside the life I'm planning to embrace the life HE has for me.

Having said that...He did go to a lot of trouble to design a brain for me, and I'm pretty sure He expects me to use it on a regular basis. So as I look ahead to this move of mine...whenever it happens...whatever house it takes me to...I realize it is a new life. Just like I blogged about Saturday...new grocery store, new mechanic...all that. And while I do have to keep my heart and mind open to what He plans for me...I also have to understand that it's okay for me to use my mind and creativity to imagine a new life for myself...and to see what works and what doesn't.

So I've been giving that some serious thought. It goes beyond throw pillows and paint colors for a new space. It goes to routines and hobbies and pursuits. As I look around my house and imagine packing it all up to start over, I think...is this something that fits in with the new life? Is this something that pushes me closer to the goals I believe God intends me to reach? Is this just clutter I need to toss because it's taking up space and trying to shove me into routines that really need to be done?

You don't have to be moving to ask those questions. Might just be time to spring clean in June. Time to ask yourself if this track you're on is really pushing you toward the life you (and by you, I mean you and God) want.