Days of October

this is October, everyday, straight from the pages of my journal.

October 1: One day I’m going to learn to be myself. I would love to figure it all out at once, but I don’t think that is how this works. So I’ll make it a day-by-day thing; one simple truth at a time. What I learn everyday. Something silly, something deeper, something I’ve always known, something new. Here we go October:

October 2. I am not my own
October 3. When we are broken, we are teachable.
October 4. You can’t grow spiritually without heavy doses of self-discipline
October 5. My attitude will affect those around me.
October 6. Moving forward is a choice.
October 7. Experiencing God doesn’t always come with emotion.
October 8. You can see how much hurt there is if you pay attention to what’s around you.
October 9. Ignoring the Holy Spirit never ends well.
October 10. The next part of life will not fulfill you
October 11. Wisdom can come from unlikely places
October 12. My time is not my own.
October 13. God often gives us more than we can handle.
October 14. Resting in Christ is not just beneficial, it’s required.
October 15. Its ok to Google simple recipes and laugh till you cry with a friend.
October 16. Honesty is difficult, but needed.
October 17. We choose the thoughts we pursue.
October 18. Simplicity provides prospective
October 19. The gospel shouldn’t be what I share; it should be the core of who I am
October 20. I have no excuse for not being bold
October 21. Isaiah 42.
October 22. There is a lot of beauty in quiet mornings, especially with coffee and Jesus.
October 23. Quality time doesn’t have to involve a lot of words.
October 24. Running away solves nothing.
October 25. Friendships are something beautiful.
October 26. Pretending is exhausting.
October 27. Learning who people really are requires looking for what lies underneath their words.
October 28. Vulnerability needs no forethought or apology.
October 29. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer”
October 30. He is so much better
October 31. It’s ok to uninhibitedly dance around to Sufjan in the kitchen with people that you’d love to call family.