Confessions of a “31 Dayer” ~ {Day 30}

This 31 Days Series is quickly coming to a close. I think it’s time for a few confessions. It is Sunday, after all, so somehow it seems timely…

1. I was scared to death to commit to blogging for 31 Days in a row. I’m not sure why, since I’m not aware that there are actually blog “police” out there! But, I didn’t want to commit to something and not be able to pull it off…

2. I actually committed to this blog challenge by “accident”!! I hit “publish” on my “I’m going to commit” post without meaning to. When I went to delete it, someone had already commented that they were looking forward to the series. I took that as a sign from God and decided to do it. {God works in mysterious ways!}

3. I almost quit during week 2. Yep. True story. I started down the dangerous road of comparing myself to “bigger and better” blogs and got all jealous and bitter. Oh, what a yucky place that is. But it also taught me an important lesson that I’ve been chewing on all month. It is this:

Comparison in itself is not a wrong thing. In fact, it can be a good thing. Comparison is often the way I’m inspired. It shows me areas in myself that I want to work on and strive to do better. It shows flaws and points out imperfections that, when received with the right attitude, can cause me to grow and improve.

However, comparison skewed becomes a place where jealousy and bitterness reside. And jealousy and bitterness are just plain sin. Simple as that.

Like so many things that God gives us as a beautiful things…when skewed…become sin. Simple as that.

4. Ironically…my most viewed post to date…was one I posted in week 2. In fact, it was the very post … on the very day … I almost quit. Yep. I guess God had a big lesson for me to learn..

5. Irony #2…It was the post on “Inspirational Art” with a verse about finding refuge in the shadow of God’s wings!

6. When October 1st rolled around, I already had the first 15 posts written and scheduled to go out on the appropriate day. I got less and less organized as the month went by. In fact I’m barely ahead of the game at this point!:)

There! That’s the real “scoop” over here. My confessions are finished, but I do have one more thing…

A big Thank You to YOU! Thank you for joining me in this journey, reading my posts, and encouraging my heart with your comments. I’ve met some wonderful new blog friends this month. In fact, next month I’m going to introduce you to one of them who is going to guest post here!

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