Yesterday in church, one of our pastors played a song called "According to You". This song really struck a chord with me. Here are the lyrics, read on and I'll comment after.
According To You lyrics
Songwriters: Diamond, Steve; Frampton, Andrew;
"According to you I'm stupid, I'm useless
I can't do anything right
According to you I'm difficult, hard to please
Forever changing my mind
I'm a mess in a dress, can't show up on time
Even if it would save my life
According to you, according to you
But according to him I'm beautiful, incredible
He can't get me out of his head
According to him I'm funny, irresistible
Everything he ever wanted
Everything is opposite, I don't feel like stopping it
So baby tell me what I got to lose
He's into me for everything I'm not
According to you
According to you I'm boring, I'm moody
And you can't take me any place
According to you I suck at telling jokes
Cause I always give it away
I'm the girl with the worst attention span
You're the boy who puts up with that
According to you, according to you
But according to him I'm beautiful, incredible
He can't get me out of his head
According to him I'm funny, irresistible
Everything he ever wanted
Everything is opposite, I don't feel like stopping it
So baby tell me what I got to lose
He's into me for everything I'm not
According to you
I need to feel appreciated
Like I'm not hated, oh no
Why can't you see me through his eyes?
It's too bad, you're making me dizzy
But according to me you're stupid, you're useless
You can't do anything right
But according to him I'm beautiful, incredible
He can't get me out of his head
According to him I'm funny, irresistible
Everything he ever wanted
Everything is opposite, I don't feel like stopping it
Baby tell me what I got to lose
He's into me for everything I'm not
According to you, you
According to you, you
According to you I'm stupid, I'm useless
I can't do anything right."
Alright, so when I heard this song, I couldn't help but hear the words of people in my life throwing lies at me. "You're lazy!" "You're a liar!" "You're unreliable!" "You're selfish!" "You're insatiable!" "You're materialistic!" "You can't handle it." "You're doing it wrong." These, are the devil's lies. I, am a child of Christ. I speak the truth, I do a lot of things, seen and unseen for His glory. I am reliable and I give my life for Jesus. I don't think as a stay-at-home, home-schooling, mother of 3 children, ages 6, 4 and almost 1, has a lot of time to be selfish. If anything, maybe I need to be a little more selfish and take more time out of my life, for me, to do the growing I want to do as a child of God. I want to strengthen who I am in Him, not draw on the weakness of my flesh and not to have earthly people tell me what I'm not, but to live in the knowledge of who I am in Him, Jesus Christ.
I believe this song could be seen several ways. One way is for a girl with a choice to make about who treats her well. Another ways is to see the "you" as the world, and the "he" as God. The way I see it is that the "you" is the words of the devil, trying to come into my life and tear apart the fabric of Jesus in my life. "He" is the one and only He. "He" is the "I am." "He" is Jesus. To Him, I am beautiful. To Him, I am incredible, worth dying for. He can't get me out of His head. When I do something silly, I think He laughs with me. He cannot resist me, He pursues me. He wants more of me. He wants more time with me. He wants to know me more! The best part of it is that He already knows me, and loves me anyway, and died for me anyway, and wants more of me anyway! I'm not perfect, and He knows it. He's into me for everything you say I'm not.
If you have to, read the lyrics again. Don't listen to the lies of the enemy, but of the promises of the Lord. He has a plan for me. He's calling me. He's calling you too. He is passionate about me. Look my way, look my way....look my way..........look my way, my love. He's drawing me closer. He beckons me! Lord thank you for your relentless love.
He is my fact checker. I don't have to believe anything not in His book. He knows me. He knows who I am. He knows my heart. He knows my intentions. He is my God!
Blessings all, be intentional!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Intentional living
So today, I'm going to begin living more intentionally and not just going with the flow of the daily grind. There are 3 major parts to this: first part is eating intentionally, second part is going about the house intentionally (meaning: seeking what needs attention), third part is more quality time with my kids.
Food: I want to eat better. I want to eat intentionally. Along with food, comes exercise. I want to exercise intentionally, and most importantly, consistently. We usually do fairly well with veggies at dinnertime, but I know we could use more throughout the day, and less sugary stuff.
Around the house: I want to be proactive, ahead of the game, not waiting until the last minute, and have an orderly house.
Kids: I want to read more to my kids, I want to have more play time with them, more Word time with them, and when they ask for something, I want to make them a priority instead of reapeatedly say "Just a minute..."
So, today, I had steel cut oats with 1/2 a serving of craisins, 1/2 a serving of blueberries, 4 pecan halves, and flax seed for breakfast. I had a salad with 1 T. Light Raspberry Viniagrette, carrots, celery, chopped pecans, 1/2 serving of craisins, 2 slices of chicken and 2 slices of ham cut. Then a sandwich, 1 slice of bread, very little mayo, mustard, 1 romaine leaf, 1 slice chicken and 2 slices of ham. It was all good. I just had a blueberry yoplait.
I also have the second load of clothes in the wash for the day, and unloaded and loaded the dishwaster, cleaned the big fish tank, and will be doing the small tank momentarily. I'm going to read a book to the girls in just a bit. Cassie hasn't finished her school work yet, so after quiet time, she'll do that, then off to swimming. Hopefully we'll squeeze the book in there before we go.
I feel good about my food decisions today. I have been completely intentional about what I've wanted, rather than impulsively grabbing the closest sweet or crunchy thing. Today is a new day.
So my goal with being intentional, as far as food and exercise goes it to eat more natural, less processed foods, and I'd like to do at least a mile a day on the treadmill. Two would be nice though. Also, I'm setting a goal for myself... I am 46 days away from turning 30. I would like to lose 30 pounds by my 30th birthday! Yesterday, I weighed myself, and disappointedly, but not surprisingly gained a couple pounds back. I was 229.2. I'm through being in the 200's. By my 30th birthday, my weight will start with a 1. I repeat..."My weight will start with a 1!" As my age changes from starting with a 2, so will my weight. They'll just be headed in opposite directions.
I didn't want to put the challenge out there to lose 30, by 30, but if I don't, it leaves me open for failure, with no accountability. So it's out there. I don't plan on cutting out all of the treats, but limiting them substantially.
As spring is springing, we're moving into the house near my inlaws (on their property), and I know if the house isn't kept tidy, I will hear about it. This is the perfect starting point for me. It's overwhelming, but I know I am capable.
I'm on a journey to a renewed me. I'll be praying for wisdom, guidance, strength, restraint, and more.
Food: I want to eat better. I want to eat intentionally. Along with food, comes exercise. I want to exercise intentionally, and most importantly, consistently. We usually do fairly well with veggies at dinnertime, but I know we could use more throughout the day, and less sugary stuff.
Around the house: I want to be proactive, ahead of the game, not waiting until the last minute, and have an orderly house.
Kids: I want to read more to my kids, I want to have more play time with them, more Word time with them, and when they ask for something, I want to make them a priority instead of reapeatedly say "Just a minute..."
So, today, I had steel cut oats with 1/2 a serving of craisins, 1/2 a serving of blueberries, 4 pecan halves, and flax seed for breakfast. I had a salad with 1 T. Light Raspberry Viniagrette, carrots, celery, chopped pecans, 1/2 serving of craisins, 2 slices of chicken and 2 slices of ham cut. Then a sandwich, 1 slice of bread, very little mayo, mustard, 1 romaine leaf, 1 slice chicken and 2 slices of ham. It was all good. I just had a blueberry yoplait.
I also have the second load of clothes in the wash for the day, and unloaded and loaded the dishwaster, cleaned the big fish tank, and will be doing the small tank momentarily. I'm going to read a book to the girls in just a bit. Cassie hasn't finished her school work yet, so after quiet time, she'll do that, then off to swimming. Hopefully we'll squeeze the book in there before we go.
I feel good about my food decisions today. I have been completely intentional about what I've wanted, rather than impulsively grabbing the closest sweet or crunchy thing. Today is a new day.
So my goal with being intentional, as far as food and exercise goes it to eat more natural, less processed foods, and I'd like to do at least a mile a day on the treadmill. Two would be nice though. Also, I'm setting a goal for myself... I am 46 days away from turning 30. I would like to lose 30 pounds by my 30th birthday! Yesterday, I weighed myself, and disappointedly, but not surprisingly gained a couple pounds back. I was 229.2. I'm through being in the 200's. By my 30th birthday, my weight will start with a 1. I repeat..."My weight will start with a 1!" As my age changes from starting with a 2, so will my weight. They'll just be headed in opposite directions.
I didn't want to put the challenge out there to lose 30, by 30, but if I don't, it leaves me open for failure, with no accountability. So it's out there. I don't plan on cutting out all of the treats, but limiting them substantially.
As spring is springing, we're moving into the house near my inlaws (on their property), and I know if the house isn't kept tidy, I will hear about it. This is the perfect starting point for me. It's overwhelming, but I know I am capable.
I'm on a journey to a renewed me. I'll be praying for wisdom, guidance, strength, restraint, and more.
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