Roles and Responsibilities

So I am starting my sixth month of this thing, and this month is very different than the months that have already done. Up to this point each month has truly been a fast. There are things I/we have been giving up or depriving ourselves of to make room for God to work. We also have been “doing” during these months, but thus far every month has had a sacrificial aspect to it. That might not be the case this month (though God has thrown me a curve ball every month… so who knows… it could end up being the most sacrificial month so far.)

Jen Hatmaker’s book Seven (you know… the one this entire project was based off of) had seven different areas that I carried over for this fasting process… but then I added two areas I felt I really needed to focus on. Roles/Responsibilities is one of those areas. With that being said, there is not a guideline for this month that I have based anything off of… just me and my little brain trying to figure out how to do this month in the best way to learn what is there for me to learn (in an area God prompted my heart to choose) and glorify God in the process. So here it goes…

This month I have chosen five different “roles” in my life that I want to focus on.

1.     Wife

2.    Mother

3.    Homemaker

4.    Friend

5.    Christian

Now I realize that there might be many more roles… but these are the ones I am focusing on and hoping most all other “outside” things will fall into one of these categories. I also realize that all of these over lap in some way or another. And some roles (Christian for example) should be portrayed/carried through in every other area of my life. I get that, I know that… but this is a project so I am breaking it down. I am going to take a very close look at each of the roles and figure out what my responsibilities are/should be in each of these areas. And then I am going to attempt to start putting them into practice (hopefully I am doing some things right already) to be living the way God wants me to live.

During the first week I will be “interviewing” the people in my life that these roles effect (i.e. my husband and children), I will seek wise council from women in my life I trust to give wise council, I will bring the council’s opinion in, and above all… the Bible will be the backbone and guideline for the decisions made as I move forward. I will also look back on things I have used in the past to see what works, what doesn’t, and why.

I am really excited about this month! I have a feeling when it comes to implementing these things, my deeply buried, only comes out when organization projects are coming to life or party planning is involved, Type A personality is going to make a visit… and I have missed her in my chaos, carefree summer!

Thanks for joining me on the journey!