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“Someday” Priorities Now  –  Keep in Step with the Spirit

Goals & Priorities· Habits & Routines

26 Mar

Do you ever feel frustrated, former procrastinators, because daily survival overcomes all else and you never get to the other things you sense the Lord prompting you to do?  I do, and it makes me feel sad and guilty. Want to sing in a choir? Take sailing lessons? Go overseas with a mission organization?  These can be callings from God, and it troubles us not to give these interests attention. We say wistfully “Someday…” but we’re afraid someday may never…
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Priorities and Activities – Keep in Step with the Spirit

Goals & Priorities

19 Mar

Boy, did I have alligators to whack, former procrastinators, when our kiddos were students. So many demanding things to take care of at once! Sadly, I pointed them into alligator-infested waters too.  I thought if we scheduled tightly and worked harder, we could manage to do everything we wanted to do.  So wrong. I admired parents who told their children each of them could have one or two activities outside of school.  I mistakenly thought limits were good for families…
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Discern and Do Essentials  –  Keep in Step with the Spirit 

Goals & Priorities· Habits & Routines

12 Mar

Don’t you wish, former procrastinators, that decisions about what’s essential and follow through action were simple!  Instead, they can be tangled and messy.  It’s worth it to persevere, even if we think we do it poorly.  Definition and application Priorities are the most important things for us to do, a limited number of essentials.  We establish routine in order to respect and accomplish priorities.  Priorities are the bowling pins we want to knock down at the end of the lane. …
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Essentials Are Priorities  –  Keep in Step with the Spirit

Goals & Priorities

5 Mar

Do you think, former procrastinators, that the Holy Spirit runs frantically from chore to chore?  Forgets what He meant to do because He gets distracted by another task?  Wonders if He can get everything in?  Feels overwhelmed?  Is frustrated because something gets left out?  Too often these things describe me.  You too?  But the Lord’s Holy Spirit is not like that.  If I’m dashing about falling over myself, I have left His Spirit walking without me – walking calmly and…
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Pantry Powwow – Keep in Step with the Spirit

Decision Making

26 Feb

What do you do, former procrastinators, when you’re responsible for numerous items of every shape, size, color, and weight, that need to be organized, and available?  That’s the challenge we have with groceries – and we’re excluding produce.  This week we “listen to” our pantries or the cabinets where we store food. (Lynn, chime in – you’re ahead of us!) First, clean out.  Check every bottle and bag; remove the expired and tired. Something forgotten can be tonight’s dinner. Now…
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Kitchen Conversations – Keep in Step with the Spirit

Decision Making

19 Feb

Kitchen counters talk, former procrastinators. They welcome us to space, functionality, and availability. Or they chide us with complaints of overload, confusion, and lack of availability.  Their story reveals that cabinets and drawers are the same. (When I say they “talk” I’m using ye old English class personification – not confusing this with the Holy Spirit’s voice.) Kitchen counter space is an everyday need.  So is access to items stored in drawers and cabinets.  To enjoy our kitchens and maximize…
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Closet Conversations – Keep in Step with the Spirit

Decision Making

12 Feb

Our daughter, former procrastinators, was consistently one of two top salesmen in a women’s clothing department.  It wasn’t because she sold the most.  It was because she had the fewest returns.  (Returns subtract from a salesman’s total.)  She’d say, “I think we can find something more complimentary for you.”  Or, “If you won’t reach for this blouse over and over, don’t buy it.” Is your closet a satisfied customer? This week we’re “listening” to our personal closets and helping them…
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"Getting things done isn’t as important as what gets done."

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"Biblical truth ... with a lot of fun and laughter."

Cindy C.

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2018-08-16T14:41:28-04:00

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"Biblical truth ... with a lot of fun and laughter."
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“I never saw myself as a procrastinator until her talk – I just thought of myself as productively busy! She helped me to gain new focus on what my priorities really are.”

Christine B.

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2018-08-16T14:41:59-04:00

Christine B.

“I never saw myself as a procrastinator until her talk – I just thought of myself as productively busy! She helped me to gain new focus on what my priorities really are.”
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"Beth’s procrastination talk led me to understand procrastination as a heart issue in need of God’s restoration not just a change of my ways. Beth’s personal experiences helped me discover practical ways to attack my own procrastination. As a result I have become a more loving wife, mother and friend who is able to use the gifts God has given me more fully. I highly endorse this talk and would love to hear it again and again."

Julia F.

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2018-08-16T14:42:31-04:00

Julia F.

"Beth’s procrastination talk led me to understand procrastination as a heart issue in need of God’s restoration not just a change of my ways. Beth’s personal experiences helped me discover practical ways to attack my own procrastination. As a result I have become a more loving wife, mother and friend who is able to use the gifts God has given me more fully. I highly endorse this talk and would love to hear it again and again."
https://putoffprocrastination.com/testimonials/julia-f/
“Beth’s presentation on procrastination was truly eye-opening. I knew I had a problem with procrastination, but never thought twice about how it impacted my relationships and showed God that I wasn’t onboard with His plan. I began to see each instance took away from being fruitful; I was living for myself! After this revelation, I have been working on procrastinating less. I can see places opening up in my life for more peaceful moments, more time with and for friends and family, and more time for God’s plan to unfold. It’s amazing to know there’s more to life for me than a life full of “should haves” as a result of procrastination.”

Carole S.

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2018-08-16T14:42:59-04:00

Carole S.

“Beth’s presentation on procrastination was truly eye-opening. I knew I had a problem with procrastination, but never thought twice about how it impacted my relationships and showed God that I wasn’t onboard with His plan. I began to see each instance took away from being fruitful; I was living for myself! After this revelation, I have been working on procrastinating less. I can see places opening up in my life for more peaceful moments, more time with and for friends and family, and more time for God’s plan to unfold. It’s amazing to know there’s more to life for me than a life full of “should haves” as a result of procrastination.”
https://putoffprocrastination.com/testimonials/carole-s/
“After Beth came and shared about procrastination, many realized that it is possible through the Lord's power to stop putting off what God has called us to do. One mother finally started a blog and another posted a ladies; tea for her church months in advance so that ...she would not put off having it. Although I thought I was not someone who procrastinates, I realized I had some relationships that I needed to work on. Procrastination, I learned, is not just about getting things turned in on time, it's about listening to God and doing what He says to do when He tells you to and obeying God's Word.”

Rebecca F.

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2018-08-16T14:43:28-04:00

Rebecca F.

“After Beth came and shared about procrastination, many realized that it is possible through the Lord's power to stop putting off what God has called us to do. One mother finally started a blog and another posted a ladies; tea for her church months in advance so that ...she would not put off having it. Although I thought I was not someone who procrastinates, I realized I had some relationships that I needed to work on. Procrastination, I learned, is not just about getting things turned in on time, it's about listening to God and doing what He says to do when He tells you to and obeying God's Word.”
https://putoffprocrastination.com/testimonials/rebecca-f/
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Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise! It has
no commander, no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
... you have put off the old man with
his deeds, and have put on the new
man who is renewed in knowledge
according to the image of Him who
created him.
Colossians 3:9-10

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