Accountability

This is my first blog ever, and I am hoping that this series will hold me accountable to the new decisions that I plan on making. The girls in my small group bible study have encouraged me to blog, but they don't know that they have! This is probably the one hundredth time in my life that I have decided to make better life choices and I'm hoping that this time it actually works!

Sometimes I feel like the Queen of Bad Decisions and these decisions usually center around the guys that I date or find myself involved with. I've experienced a string of heartbreak and I announced to a friend on Saturday night (after being stood up) that I was done playing the dating game. I sincerely think that God is grabbing by my shoulders and trying to tell me to STOP! focusing on finding Mr. Right and start focusing on Him. Makes sense, huh? I've gone from one breakup to the next and I do think it is God's way of telling me to shift my focus from strengthening my relationship with men to strengthening my relationship with the one who truly loves me unconditionally.

I've come up with a plan on how to do this. There are three areas of my life that I am going to focus on...my relationship with God, budgeting and my health. I want to spend more time with God and living the type of life that He has intended for me. I desperately need to learn how to budget, I'm 30 years ago and need to worry less about the clothes that I wear and more about the amount in my savings account. Finally, after my last hospitalization due to my diabetes, I realized that I do have limitations and I have to start taking way better care of myself.

My goal is to blog about my experience in these three areas. I hope by doing this I will be able to hold myself accountable to these new life changing decisions. I want people to read my blog and ask me how I am doing, and inquire about what steps have I taken to budget or exercise, or even send words of encouragement. This isn't going to be easy and I realize that these aren't just goals to reach, but lifestyle changes. I realize that I am still going to have bad or "ugly" days but I will have to remember to trust in Him and He will help me shift my focus.