Something has to Change

This is my inaugural posting. I am a virgin to blogging so this is a different thing for me. My wife has been blogging for a couple of months but I have not been interested in doing it myself. In Sunday School today, I made a comment about talking to someone at work that I usually avoid. I realized that if you are not on my radar, I would never go out of my way to talk to or get to know you. I made a decision in class to try to start changing that. By choice at first and now by habit, I limit my circle of people I know. I am a social person but like to control the situation and surroundings. I am a retentive and controlling individual. It has gotten worse in my graying days. I feel it is time to begin to work on it. On the way home today, my wife said some things that were right on. One of them was about my comfort zone. I have a very small, cozy, safe zone. I've had it for a long time and it has begun to get very stifling. This blog is way out of my zone. I share things with my wife but never with others. No one may read this but at least it is out there to be seen by somebody.

I plan do work through 4 things in this blog.

• things I pray for
• things from the bible I read
• attitudes about God, religion, and being a Christian
• physical fitness (or lack of)

I usually pray each day but it is never scheduled or disciplined. I plan to use this blog as accountability for my bible and prayer time. As the son of a preacher man, I have always been in church but not always in the proper spirit. Over time I have become crusty and sceptical and slightly critical. I am asking God to change that about me and help me to be more accepting,and compassionate. In addition, I will throw in my exercise for the day. I was exercising a lot before school began but have stopped. I feel like that this is enough blogging for my first time. I would not want to strain something. Thanks for listening...stay tuned!