Not just YET....

 It's the 7th day into 2013.. While most people are still making New Year's Resolutions, (I don't bother with those anymore I now do vision boards, if you see it you're more likely to accomplish it, RIGHT???) some of us have dived in head 1st into the year with making changes.

I've seen the common beginning of the year phrases,
New Attitude, New Me
This is my Year
Can't nobody stop me.. ETC..

While saying those things are amazing, if you haven't made up in your mind to start on the inside 1st, how can you make all of those declarations?

I know I'm not perfect and as I grow older, it becomes evident that I will forever be a work in progress. While there are some things I've worked on and changed, there are still somethings that will forever be bothersome until I decide to work on me from the inside. There's a song I grew up on, it's simple:

Please be patient with me
God is not through with me yet.
When God gets through with me, I shall come forth like pure Gold.  Now, that's something to look forward too. Being as pure gold. Although I've outgrown the fascination with wearing gold, just knowing its pure and if I can get me RIGHT, I'll be as such?!!! Wow, God truly loves me.

The challenge set forth by my Pastor Murph is A Better Me~ I pondered on that yesterday during service. A better me? I'm already good. I have a business that's thriving, a Women's Org that's growing, a beautiful family that I call my OWN, I attend church and help where needed, I give to the homeless and I make time for others without looking for anything in return... No, Cheneka, that's not it dig deeper.

This morning, I woke up and it hit me like a ton of bricks, an Aha moment one could say.

Praying MORE( but God we talk, I pray, I read your word... BUT MORE, case closed)
Mending Relationships
Speaking/Acting out of Anger
Tit for Tat( females y'all know what I mean)
Holding Grudges
FORGIVENESS... Yes in capitals. While I feel in my heart I have operated in forgiveness, there's more to it.. Forgiveness starts with forgiving ME~~ What have I done to myself... Another post for another day.

So, as each day passes in 2013, I'm working hard on me. They say it takes 21 days to break a habit, well in my case its going to take 21 days for me transform. If you do something consecutively for 21 days it becomes the norm.

I'm challenging each of you to become better. You have things you want to accomplish, work on you so that when the door opens you can just walk through. You never know who you're entertaining. Be in a place always where there's nothing but good to say. How can one do this, you might ask?

Start by admitting, I'm not there just yet but if I work on Me, there will be no good things with held from me...

Signed,
Better = ME Cheneka T.