Strengthening My Foundation...Chapter 1

1Corrinthians 3:11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

For this first month of the year, I'm going to focus on what exactly is my foundation. I know first and foremost that that my foundation must be Jesus! I will be studying and memorizing scriptures this month about this.

What should I build on my foundation of Jesus?
Gold and Silver?...I don't think so!

I have a busy schedule that I can't bear most days. Lately, I just choose the things from my "todo" list that just can't be put off another minute and forget the rest. It seems most of my joy has been robbed trying to just get through each day. I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THIS!

I have been thinking about the things I can do with out and what is important in my life.

For example,

I must:
work 50 hrs a week (not happy about this)
go to church for worship weekly

I think I NEED to:
clean my house
pay bills
accomplish errands
spend time with God
excercise
weekly bible study group (which requires prep)
my weekly coffee service ministry
keep contact with my existing friends/family
create new relationships
spend quality time with my children
have presence at my childrens schools

I would like to:
have a little time for myself

How in the world can I do it all??? What in the world could I leave out of this list??? I can't choose anything to leave out! Currently I am not giving enough of my self in any of these areas....everything and everyone is suffering.
This month, I am searching for answers. I'm asking God for strength to survive this life. Not just survive....but survive and glorify him. I want to do want he wants.
One thing He always reminds me, is that I am to serve Him wherever I am. I know I have a path to follow...and it's available for me....but it may be small and tucked away.

I will be praying about what are the importants in my life. Then, month by month, starting with the first...I will pray and pray on how it can fit successfully in my life.
I am reading my pastor's book....shaping your straight line. He made a reference to running on a hamster wheel. That's exactly what i have been doing. Running around and around.....and high speed.....and sometimes the wheel breaks and then I just stop.....until i fix the wheel...then i run in circles again...at best, sometimes I just have a bigger wheel.
I think it's time to stop...
This year I will be building my house.
Building it on the strongest foundation I can! I want to slow down my run to a walk and go up instead of around and around and around and down.