Today is day # 329

“Man's days are determined; You have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.” (Job 14:5) "Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life.” (Psalm 39:4) “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12)

Since my last birthday I have been literally numbering my days. Probably because I turned 39 and I didn’t want the BIG 40 to sneak up on me. I remember reading the scriptures above and thinking, I wonder if it would make a difference if I actually did start numbering my days.

Today I am on day 329. Has doing this changed the way I do things? I don’t know, but I do know that I am more aware of how quickly time is passing by. I want to do fun things so that I don’t miss out on opportunities with my children. It has made me grateful for the days I have had and this birthday won’t sneak up on me.

I haven’t finished any of my goals that I wanted to have accomplished by the time I turned 40. I know I have a little time left, but I'm not discouraged. I have done things that are more important to me than those goals originally were. One thing is for sure, I feel like I have been more diligent with my days and have not let as many go to waste.

I guess actually assigning a number to each day has made a difference. So I’m going to make today, day 329, count.

Lord, give me wisdom to live my days and use them for Your glory. Open my eyes so that I may see where You want to use me and who You want to bless through me.

Attitude Check

This morning I feel as if God has said, "honey you need to check your attitude" I've been feeling sick lately and I haven't even been worried about my attitude. I'm sure it hasn't been good, and I know I have left it unchecked. I am bothered by my carelessness. Who has been affected by my unfriendly, grouchy, not very nice attitude? My family for sure, and who knows who I've come in contact with these last few days/weeks. By the way... when was the last time I checked my attitude? What a scary thought!

I love what Charles Swindoll said about attitude:

Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitude toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there's no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me. --by Charles R. Swindoll