It all started when I went to Women of Faith with a few ladies from church. I arrived early...no big surprises there...and had a chance to browse through the booths. A few weeks earlier I heard on KLOVE a lady talking about '7 an experimental mutiny against excess' by Jen Hatmaker. The radio lady told how she tried the experiment and it changed her life. Yep, you guessed it, they had the book for sale. I also purchased 'Made to Crave' by Lysa Terkeurst - a friend had suggested it a few years ago and I simply was not in the mood to read.
With Alex and her family firmly planted in their own home I now have quiet time in the evenings to read and many days I opt out of lunch in the work cafeteria to sit in my workroom and read. The more I got into '7', the more I got into '7'! My plan was to start the first full week of January 2014. I have been trying to skim down my food in anticipation. Okay, going to Costco this weekend and seeing all of the new food they have was NOT a good choice!!! I haven't been buying things I know that I won't be able to eat for the next 3 weeks. Here is my list of 7 foods for January: chicken, eggs, apples, nuts, carrots, spinach and wheat bread. I will be drinking water and herbal tea. Yes, I am aware that Jen drank only water. I am also aware that I purchased the book and have the liberty of making the changes that I desire. This has been agonizing deciding between carrots and avocados...I'm thinking that avocados will not go through the juicer and make a fabulous apple/carrot/spinach juice! Sweet potatoes are a special treat, I love them - rather, I LOVE them!!! But once again, they will not add to a juice!
After reading 'Made to Crave' I was seriously wondering why I had not read this gem when it was first offered. Physically I could feel my heart reaching out to God, I so wanted to be a 'Jesus Girl'. So much so that I almost made it My One Word (more on that next) for the year. Yes, I am aware that would have been two words. Have you not caught on yet that I am horrid at following the rules?! When my children were little we created 'Lindsey's Rules'. It is kinda like According to Hoyle. My thought was that if we paid for the game, then it was ours and we were at liberty to make a few changes to the rules...and we did! While trying the '7' experiment, I am sure I will be prompted to pray many, many times.
My One Word...this will be my 4th year - Heartfelt...good choice for the first year and made a huge impact on my life. Fearless...ugh, kinda like praying for patience, not suggested! Passionate...would have been great had I ever been able to remember it, not sure where I went wrong! Drum roll please...brrrrrrrrmmmmmm...Authentic is my word for 2014. When I started thinking about Jesus Girl and what that would mean in my life I kept coming back to a quality I thought a Jesus Girl would have first and foremost...authentic in her faith, her approach to God and her interactions with others and the world as a whole.
There it is....January 2014 I start '7', authentic is My One Word, I am going to keep reading the devotions for Made to Crave and be a Jesus Girl and the first new book on my list is Enough by Rev. Adam Hamilton - which will be ordered as soon as I log off of here. I have a long list of things I would like to accomplish in 2014 and will blog about them as each project gets started. Also, will try to keep up every few days on my '7' progress. whew.....
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