Back on Track

The last few weeks, I wandered off the main path and onto side roads; but, I think I'm back on track now.  I realized that I was going down the wrong road when I started noticing all the "signs":
Not keeping my mind on things above,
Lamenting my thorn again,
Losing motivation, and
Hiding from facing the challenges of real life.

Fortunately, I had not wandered too far away; and in fact, had kept on a road that didn't take me too far off.   I have actually been diligently exercising pretty much every weekday, taken care of things on my To Do list, and even hosted my visiting relatives for dinner.  I had also started outlining my next Bible Study series and also preparing for my Community Group series.

So, it really is just in one main area that I went off track, although I did get a chance to read a few inspiration and sweet stories.  One of the story books involved Mrs Miracle, which was made into a Hallmark movie, and there were some quotes from the book that I especially liked:

• "People are like tea bags—you have to drop them in hot water before you know how strong they are."
• "It’s hard to stumble when you’re down on your knees."
• "When you flee temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address."
• "The best vitamin for a Christian is B1."
• "God isn’t politically correct.  He’s just correct."

And now, I've started reading some books that will actually be useful in preparation for my next series and for my Journeys of Paul tour next year:  "Paul" and "The Church Awakening", both by Chuck Swindoll.