Post #7: Here is What I Need to Change in Order to be a Better Blogger.

​I have a schedule that is loaded with STUFF and I think it needs more prayer time.

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Okay, so here goes.

So, in order to fulfill my ASSUMED destiny (absent some awesome revelation; liken unto the revelation I had to get into ministry.  I can’t believe how KJV I sound right now), I need to start building my ability to be a writer.  After all, my desire is to one day be a Christian author and blogger.  However, in order to get these things on track, there are a few things I need to address.
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1. I have to seek and acknowledge God’s Will MORE for my life.  Sad moment of truth:  I think it’s amazing that after all of my listing of things I’d like to do, I can’t recall every asking if God was in agreement with me doing any of this.  Sad to say, but, even as a minister, I still sometimes struggle with being self-absorbed.  I have to grow everyday into the understanding that I’m not my own anymore.  I belong to God; therefore, I’m no longer the boss of me.  If God is my Father, then I should seek His will first in all that I do. 
2. I have to continue to stay on top of my productivity.  This is (in my opinion) an area that I know God has been assisting me in.  I’ve begun (as of 7/13/15) a new schedule for productivity.  So far, so good.  I’m on my second day and I’ve only had a total of about 3 hours wasted (which is a miracle for me).  I have to wake up every single day to the reality that I am called to be a steward of my time and God is providing me with time, so that I might glorify Him.
3. I have to become more confident in who I am.  This is a prayer item; however, there has to be a task associated with this as well.  Surely, I’m not just going to say God fix, while I do NOTHING at all.  There has to be something that I can do in order to gain more confidence; to do my part in this great work that I KNOW God can do in me.  However, what is that?  I have no idea as of this moment; however, that’s only because I have (aha) not asked God in prayer for revelation.  Lord, please show your servant. 
4. I need to pray more.  I have a prayer matrix.  It’s a spreadsheet that I have where I list things that I’d like to pray for each day.  It has been a good reminder of topics; however, I think I’m going to have to incorporate more time for just heart felt prayer.  I have a schedule that is loaded with STUFF and I think it needs more prayer time.  This isn’t bragging; rather, it’s sharing, but I pray wonderfully in the morning and I enjoy the way praying motivates the start of my day.  Still, an increased prayer life can’t hurt at all. 
5. I need a plan.  I USED TO BE (DIE OLD MAN) a notorious dreamer.  Always TALKING about what I was going to do.  Now, IN CHRIST, I AM a doer and a doer has to have a plan.  Lord, begin to show me how to cultivate this plan.  I thank you for your love and for your tender mercies. 
6. I need to be patient and check my jealousy.  There are times when you want your breakthrough so bad that you can taste it.  You want what you want and you grow upset when you see others who have what you want.  The problem with that is it reeks of arrogance.  Why do you deserve what they have?  What have you done that has placed you into their category?  Sure, God desires for me to be blessed; however, I have to work and ALSO, be content with what I have along the way. 

So, I think I’ll meditate on this list.  It looks like this one is just for me.  Confession time is a cleansing and awakening time and in all honesty, I needed it.

Let me know what you think.  Thanks for the read.

Imperfectly, 

Kevin D. Jones, Sr.
@kevindjonessr