Skip to main content

Strength Wheel

     I felt like what we learned about this week, Ads & Ad Groups, was very useful. I felt like learning about and practicing creating better Google Ads will be a very effective skill to have. One part that I really liked was the Ad Strength Box that had the wheel inside that let you know how well you were doing. It ranged from “poor” to “excellent”. In the readings, we were encouraged to aim for that wheel to be between “good” and “excellent”. I really appreciated this feature because it gave me a progress report on my efforts instantly. It helped me feel confident in my work. I’m really excited to utilize that feature in the future.

    I noticed during my week, that my mind kept coming back to this wheel. I felt like a failure this week. I just felt like I was only hitting “poor” on my strength wheel. It was very discouraging.

    Also, this week in Come Follow Me we were asked to read John 15. As I read over this chapter, I noticed this chapter kind of gives a strength wheel or at least it gives you a guide on how to gauge your efforts in life. This whole chapter talks about it, but I wanted to share a few scriptures.

    John 15: 7-11 says, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

    As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

    If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

    These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”

    After reading this, I don’t feel so bad about my week. I know I was trying my best. I know I tried to stay close to the Lord’s word and keep His commandments. I know if I try my best, then my work is “good” to Him. That helps me to be satisfied with my efforts. I do know the more I am obedient to Him, I will want to strive for my efforts to not just be “good”, but “excellent”. There is always room for improvement, to learn, to grow, and to do better. I am grateful that Christ's "strength wheel" for us is based on our intentions and efforts. I am also grateful, that He allows us to continue to improve. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

W05 Boundaries and Money

 This week I studied setting boundaries and money management skills. These skills are very important skills to have in a marriage.  I have a fear-based relationship with money because I don't understand how to manage it. Recently, I have been feeling a pull to understand money management. Tyler and I have been meeting with a financial advisor and it has really opened our eyes to all of the opportunities we have to take control of our finances. It has been a very encouraging experience. I feel less scared with more knowledge and I feel like I have more control. Tyler and I also talked about boundaries in our marriage, specifically setting an appropriate boundary between our marriage and parenthood. Some of the points that were brought up in class, we felt like we had set an appropriate boundary. There was one point that we both felt like we could make and that was planning a specific time for our marriage.  You can call us crazy, but Tyler and I are not huge fans of the tr...
Post a Comment
Read more

Handful of Meal, A Little Oil

 "So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.  For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Sacrifice

Numbers 7, the tabernacle is being dedicated. Each leader from the 12 tribes brings an offering. If I read the chapter correctly each tribe brings the same offering, or close to the same offering. That is what the entire chapter is, talking about the offering that each tribe brought - the exact same offering. By the 3rd offering, I was starting to get annoyed. Sorry. But by the 7th offering I was wondering why this was significant. Each tribe brought offerings for the different sacrifices performed in the tabernacle.  Why were each of these sacrifices so important that each tribe brought offerings for each one? After this weeks reading, particularly this chapter, my mind has been on sacrifice and the importance of the sacrifices performed in the tabernacle. I do feel like my understanding is expanding, but it isn't fully cooked. So, I will share the thoughts and connections that I found this week.  First, I noticed all the different kinds of sacrifices and offerings made in th...
Post a Comment
Read more