GETTING ORGANIZED

ORGANIZED PEOPLE ARE HEALTHIER PEOPLE

Did you know that getting and keeping ourselves organized is one of the secret first-steps to staying healthy and stress-free?

This is something we need to take to heart if we really want to begin to live a true IN SEASON lifestyle.

In the past we published a series of articles about getting organized.  Parts of this article may be review for a few of you.  Now we want to continue our thoughts and suggestions on this wide-ranged and often complex subject.

Why?

Because we are so interested in living a healthier lifestyle.  Good organization contributes to good health.

Today we begin!

How do we start?

By organizing of course!

We will start out by putting our thoughts in the right order.

WHAT DOES GOD HAVE TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT OF ORGANIZATION?

The bible is full of examples of the ways which God has provided through the scriptures for learning how to plan and organize our lives in a healthy manner.

For instance; the first scripture verse that comes to mind as I ponder such things is the one that says: "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself; sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." We find this scripture hiding in Matthew, Chapter 6, verse 34.

I often make jokes about how many people forget to read this particular verse!   Let's face it; we live in a stressed out/burned out/do-it-now; have-it-now world.

We over-worry and over-think everything!

Let's just stop and remember that Our Great God is in control of everything.

SOMETHING I'VE LEARNED TO DO

When the weight of this all begins to hit me in my own personal life; I've learned a little trick that helps me a lot.  I take a deep breath then begin to look backwards.  Stopping and pausing; I consider whether or not one day has ever passed when God did not provide for me in some special and amazing way.

Then I remember all the stressful, hard times and I ponder how each time and each circumstance turned out in the end.

On the other side; you can see clearly.

God always provides for us!

CONSIDER THE LILIES OF THE FIELD

We must learn to trust this more as we go into the new year.  Hard circumstances and tough times will come and go; but God is always faithful to those that are following Him and living out His ways.

Consider the lilies of the field; how they grow so beautiful without a care.

Think of the little birds that have nowhere to lay their heads and yet God has programmed instincts right into them that lead them to gather twigs and build their nests.

Some of these birds might even mistakenly put their nest in one of the most precarious places; and still; God looks after them in the storms and the little nest rests safely until time for the eggs within it to hatch out and bring new life.

We must have the faith and the trust of the flowers and the birds.  They do not toil and they are not full of strife.

One day at a time they take the moments they are given in each day to do the things that God has taught them best.

It always works out beautifully in the end.

New life always appears and replenishes the earth.

OVER-PLANNING IS NOT WISE

There is such a thing as over-planning and over-organizing and forgetting to take the time we all need to enjoy life.

Let's let our planning be for good reasons, and not for the sake of being a perfectionist.

The goal for those wanting to lead a healthy IN SEASON Lifestyle is to make and create more down-time, leisure-time and rest-time in our lives; not to add more work and stress.

KEEPING SABBATH MATTERS MOST

I will caution you with this article on this subject:  If you haven't yet learned how to keep Sabbath; I doubt any amount of planning or organizing will work out well for you.

Keeping Sabbath seems to be God's first step toward having a happy and productive life.

If you need to review some of the articles in this blog on that subject; here are a few links to get you started.  https://theinseasonlifestyle.com/sign-of-the-sabbath/,https://theinseasonlifestyle.com/sacred-appointed-times-and-seasons/ https://theinseasonlifestyle.com/keeping-sabbath/,   

Keeping Sabbath and keeping a proper time-balance is a good thing to remember as we go into a new year when other people are frantically trying to change the world they live in during a matter of only one or two weeks as the new year begins.

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE TAKE TIME

Life is a process.

God is always transforming us and shaping us into the unique destinies that He has planned especially and uniquely for each of us.  Sometimes He takes us down side-streets.  We are on His schedule; not ours.

Remember, this organization skill takes time, so don't dive in and overestimate how long you need to get good results, then get discouraged and quit.

It isn't easy; but it is worth the effort.

So; we have a new year, a fresh clean page. Let's not get overwhelmed as we begin; that would only cause burn-out.

Let's be sure to trust God for our joy and keep a good healthy balance.

BALANCE IS IMPORTANT

By the same token; there is no cause to work against God by being constantly disorganized and never considering any workable plans for making a better life.

God does tell us not to be slothful.

Let's get some balance into our days and make that balance work in our favor for this new year.

By completing one baby step at a time we can make this organizing process work in the favor of our good health for the next year.

PICK YOUR WORD FOR THE NEW YEAR

My word for starting the year last year was "organized."  I've made a good start; but I'm far from reaching the finish line.

My plan this year is to continue slowly walking down the same path.

Maybe my word for this present year will be "continue."

I hope you decide to join in with me on this journey.

It will be a great adventure that we can share together.

If we simply learn what matters most and decide to follow a few simple steps we might actually find ourselves enjoying a very organized and peaceful life by the end of the next new year.

We all might be surprised at the burst of energy we will suddenly receive simply from using a few little suggestions for getting our lives organized.

Come along and join the fun.  I would love to hear your thoughts and comments as we go.

In the meantime; pick your word for the new year.  Write it down and keep it handy.  You have taken the first step to getting organized without even realizing it!