Less Sugar

So lots of my friends have a “word” for the new year and I love the concept! I have thought on this for a few weeks but yet to come up with one.

This morning I got up a little early to have some quiet time before the tiny me woke up. It’s the first day of a new decade and I wanted to sip some coffee and read a little of my new book...alone. 

It lasted 20 minutes.

😳Also, new realization as I’m typing, I’ll turn 40 in this decade. #maybeADD 🤷🏼‍♀️

After Sadie woke up, I started the coffee. I had decided that the perking could wake her up so I just enjoyed quiet with no coffee...all 20 minutes of it. I may have to re-read those chapters because Lauren with no caffeine is kinda all over the place. 

Anyway, as I was pouring my coffee I was given a word; or a phrase actually. One of my resolutions is to attempt to cut back SOME sugar. ((Notice I said “some” because all is stupid.)) So as I’m adding creamer I reminded myself, “less sugar Lauren” and there it was, the phrase...

*Less sugar*

•Less sugar coating, more honest conversations. 

•Less gritty sweet coatings, more smooth solid foundations. 

•Less sugar coated self help, more solid biblical truth. 

•Less selfish sweet worldly victories, more substantial Christ led eternal wins. 

The book I’m reading goes along with this phrase God has given me...and the majority of this book has kicked me in the teeth. “Less of me” is hard. I’m learning I’m even more self absorbed than I realized. I know...who knew. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

I am learning that I can “hustle” but I can’t hustle alone. LET HIM LEAD

I am learning that attempting to avoid pain is missing opportunity. God has used pain consistently to help in the process of becoming more like Jesus. I WANT TO BE MORE LIKE JESUS.

I am learning that happy isn’t holy. 

And Honestly, the reason I couldn’t come up with a word on my own is probably because I was trying to come up with some perfect word without asking God what the new year might bring. Honestly I was worried about what “word” would generate likes on FaceBook or follows on my blog. Truth is most of my thoughts get put on my blog and selfishly, I need it to look “put together”. That’s some honest truth, huh? Yuck, me. 😝

•Less me, more Him•

“We are INVITED to crucify our SELFISH plans and dreams for the better pursuit of what God has planned for us”—Sick of Me, Whitney Capps

So for 2020...less sugar. PS: I’m the sugar.