spill over...

many people tend to compartmentalise their lives.. work, family, play, church and friends, all seems as if they have no relation to one another in their lives.. yet, we forget that how we see or do things in one aspect of our lives will spill over to the other areas of our lives.. believer or non-believer also the same, just that it is greatly magnified in a Christian's life..

examples:
a) if you have the tendency to rush your work only last minute, then usually when you handle the struggles, you will have a tendency to only learn when the repercussions are rather great and staring right in front of you..
b) if you like to plan ahead of what you want to do or have in life, you will usually become very impatient when things don't go according to your plan and might even think that God is trying to be funny with you..
c) if you are those kind of people who like to take care of things that you shouldn't be doing, then you will end up doing too much and be burnt out.. on the other hand, those who are suppose to be taking initiative would not take ownership as they see that there is someone taking care of the things already..

the above are just some examples, there are still many other examples.. look carefully at the way you handle the things in your live in the different aspects, you will be able to see the trend and the repercussions of it.. that is why the bible always say we need to look at life as a whole and Christ has to be at the center of it.. we might not be able to change on our own but with Christ in us, we can tap on His power to change..

change is hard.. cultivating a good habit takes time.. but you need to start somewhere and put in effort then can you be able to see the fruits in your life..

^"15Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. ¹⁶Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers."

~1Timothy4:15-16~

^"6being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

~Philippians 1:6~

Watch out, be diligent and persevere..


Love,
Naomi