What are some things you need to renew, resist or retreat?
Perhaps we can look at these areas of life to help guide our thoughts.
- relationships/family & friends -renew an old friendship, resist that toxic, dysfunctional family member(s), retreat from that person who is not your spouse that you may be getting a little too close with
- personal development-renew your reading habit, resist passivity, retreat from a negative outlook about yourself
- health & fitness - renew your workout routine, resist cheating on your diet, retreat from thoughts about giving up and letting you health go.
- finances - renew your savings plans, resist impulsive purchases, retreat from this subscriptions that drain your bank account
- career / business -renew your enthusiasm about your work, resist passivity, retreat from a toxic atmosphere
- recreation / fun -renew your spontaneity, resist the “I don’t have time attitude, retreat from your unwillingness to plan(don’t blame your partner for not planning if you’re not willing to plan)
- faith / spirituality -renew your mind with the word of God, resist your thoughts of skipping this part of your life, Retreat from giving up on God all together because someone at the church hurt you. The church is made up of humans who are going to mess it up. You may come from a background that really messed it up with you. I’ve heard horror stories about how “people in the church got it wrong” big time. Those people are not God and even though the people let you down, God loves you and wants a relationship with you. He’s not as concerned about you having a relationship with the church, he’s concerned about His relationship with you.
