Category: Be Smitten

What do you do in the free moments of your day?

We all have free moments throughout our day but do you use yours wisely?

In her study of happiness, Gretchen Rubin identified eight fundamental principles of happiness. In a spiritual sense, this is her “rule of life.” She determined her purpose and mission for what she wanted from life, which was to be happy. She derived the foundational principles and called them her Eight Splendid Truths. In reading these truths, I’m reminded of sacred scripture which I have also noted:

Do you take the time to reflect on what pleases God? The heart of God is easy to please when we have a posture of love. Where God is the center of our adoration, we can’t help but have an outpouring of love towards others and ourselves. But this takes fortitude in holding our ground and resisting poor choices. You know the ones, the choices that lead you away from being the best version of yourself.

Do you plant weeds or seeds with your words? There is a supernatural power in every word that comes out of our mouth. The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21.

God calls us higher and deeper and to change from the inside out. To be transformed to be more like Christ. As we are led by the Lord, we bring our unique goodness to the world, allowing His light to shine brightly.

As I reflect on my life, most things have come easy to me.  Seeking to understand myself better, I see how this draws me towards comfort rather than greatness.  I tend to take the path of least resistance until I take the first step to do something different.