Overcome to Become: Reading More, Gaming Less

Hi, friends! Welcome to another post about how my 2020 theme is helping me to adjust my life and *hopefully* become a better disciple of Christ. In this post, I will share with you about what I've chosen as a focus for this year to go along with my theme, as well as how it came about. So, let's go!

Aren't husbands wonderful people? Ok, so you might not feel that way ALL the time, but I hope you feel it MOST of the time! After praying and asking for guidance on how to overcome this year, I received an answer by way of an invitation from my husband. The invitation was to join our local library's 2020 reading challenge! He and I spent time looking for books to fit each category and I am SO excited!

I LOVE to read, but I find that at the end of the day it is easier to plug in or watch something instead of reading. This challenge will help me overcome the issues I have with spending too much time on technology playing games or watching programs. I'll still do those things, just less. My recharging time will also help me learn and grow. I am SO excited!

The scripture verse that comes to mind as I work on this portion of overcoming this year is Doctrine & Covenants 90:15:

"...study and learn, and become acquainted with all good books..."

Yep, I can do more of that this year! If you'd like to follow along with my progress, click HERE to see my growing list of books read in 2020!

Thank you SO MUCH for stopping by to read my blog today! I love to hear feedback, so share with me good books that you think might fit into the categories of the #ReadICT 2020 challenge! I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day and take some time to read something inspiring! I'll be back later, but until then, go forward with faith!

2020 Personal Theme

Hello, friends! I know I don't always write here on this blog, but I am keeping it and hoping to use it more in the coming year. I won't be setting a goal as to how often to blog, because I am a teacher and my life is not in a place where I can commit to regular posts. But I do like to set yearly goals, and this year I decided to go one step further--a personal theme.

My personal theme will be "Overcome to Become". After going through the Come Follow Me: New Testament curriculum this past year, the book of Revelation very much taught me the importance of overcoming the world. My eternal goal is to become like my Savior, so this year I will be focusing on the overcoming that I need to do in my personal life.

What will this look like? I am not sure yet! I just feel inspired to use this as my theme, with 1 John 5:4-5 as more inspiration:

"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world:

and this is the victory that overcometh the world,

even our faith.

Who is he that overcometh the world,

but he that believeth that

Jesus is the Son of God?"

Some thoughts I have had are overcoming unkind feelings I have towards others, overcoming other faults I know I have, or even overcoming my inability to regularly blog. ;) I know that "overcoming" is the direction the Lord is leading me, and He has never led me astray yet. Nor will he ever. 

He has helped me overcome the issues my anxiety brought to my life, I know that He can help me overcome everything else this life has in store for me. So, with that, I will attempt to keep you all updated in the coming year of my "Overcome to Become" journey!

Thank you for stopping by to read my blog! Do you have a personal theme for next year? Has this post inspired you to have one? If so, I would love to hear about it and how you will share it in 2020! Please comment below to let me know how I can support you on your endeavors, and I am wishing you and yours a blessed, peaceful, and faith-filled New Year!

Sometimes...

I have a strange confession to make. And most of you will probably think this confession makes me truly crazy. But, please, just hear me out. Ok, here it goes.

Sometimes I miss my anxiety.

I know. That sounds insane. But here's the thing, with every trial, there are always benefits (if we allow ourselves to see them). The benefit of my anxiety is that it pushes me to do things every second of every day. It doesn't let me become complacent about things I feel passionate about. 

Now, my anxiety doesn't do these things in a NICE way, but it is one of my biggest motivators. And ever since I started taking medication, working with the tools my therapist has given me, and learned how to slow down and relax, I feel like I've become complacent. A new challenge.

How do I combat this complacency without going back to my old anxious ways? I don't have the answers right now, but I am working on a solution. I do know that I recognize my accomplishments more now than I did before, I just feel like my anxiety pushed me to do more and help more.

Sometimes I miss my anxiety.