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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Oh to be intentional!

I always make these goals for myself, to become better at certain things or to break habits. I write down what I want or just think of them in my head, and then two weeks later wonder why I am such a slacker about everything. I am reading a book for work right now that talks about leadership and the way to be a leader, called The Servant by James C. Hunter. One of the things that I just read was the fact that "Intentions-Actions=Squat" but that "Intentions+Actions=Will." I have to be intentional of my actions. It is funny that this book points that out because I was just thinking the other day about how I need to be a more intentional person. It is a constant struggle to have the 'sit back, relax, and enjoy the show' mentality about life. I want to be all these things, I want to be a servant, a leader, a mature Christian, but I'm not putting actions with my intentions. Instead of putting all my goals down and saying that I want to do all these things and then never "getting around to them," my new goal is to be intentional. Everything I do should have a reason, and I should be consciously aware of that reason and the action that goes with it. I think if I focus on that, and seek God's will in that, I will be intentional about what matters and the useless, unloving, good-for-nothing parts of my life will begin to change.