Growing in the Lord & Walking in the Spirit

Many times after an event or circumstance in our life takes place, we will take the time to look back on the event and make a comment such as "Well, that did not go according to plan". Or, occasionally, someone could respond with "That went just according to plan". Yet, as I was taking the time to ponder such an interesting topic, I realized that everything goes according to God's plan, so everything goes according to THE plan.  Everyone has a unique personality. For the most part, there are three types of people out there: planners (those who plan everything out), pantsters (those who fly by the seat of their pants), and plantsters (those who half plan and half fly by the seat of their pants, just waiting to see what will take place). Each one of these can have benefits and each can cause issues. Those who are so focused on planning often feel destroyed and less of a person if their plans do not turn out as expected. For those who fly by the seat of their pants...

I don't know how it all started, but one day in December of 2021 I realized that I need to make some changes in my life. I decided to use a resource I had found during the summer of that year and make it a daily occurrence to the journal. I took the rest of the time I had in December to format the online notebook I would use to journal to allow me ease of access and ease of creation. The document had many specific attributes tied in, such as that every day I would look at what I was thankful for during the day. I made sure that I had a specific way that I could focus on "rating my day" so then at the end of the year I could look at how many days were good days compared to how many days were not as good of days.  What I found really interesting as I was writing were specific words that consistently popped up as I was journaling. For more context, every day I write down what I was thankful for, what went well in my day, what I would change about my day if I could, and what ...