Last night my son and I ventured to Verizon, hoping we had credit enough for new phones. We both needed phones that actually had more sense than our “not so smart” ones. I was praying for a special friends and family plan to jump off that black tablet they all walk around with hoping it would be within my tiny budget. By some miracle we were told both of us qualified for free upgrades and that these devices actually had college degrees! LOL. We decided to think on it.
All night I thought about how great it would be to have this awesome new phone plan and super hero phones, especially when he went off to college next year. The ability to connect with friends and family via my “educated” phone was almost an overload of emotions. Okay, so I am a little behind in the “techno” gear area, but NOT on connecting with friends and family.
I have always kept loved ones close to my heart, but about five years ago that connection got upgraded. Things shifted in my life that caused a chain of events, that changed me forever. My priorities shifted at that juncture and I began placing God and friends and family first and foremost 24/7. Loving and serving them became a permanent lifestyle and behavior change for me. Of course there were sacrifices made, schedule changes, and sleep overs away from home, but what it really came down to was…choice. It was about me choosing the right plan for my life and purpose here on earth. I chose to talk to my mom every day, visit each week, be present at family events and celebrations, comfort the sick and just listen and help when they needed me.
There was a moment that I decided to read my Bible and devotion books and pray every single morning, no matter what. It was hard at first, but over and over day after day I would make the decision to do it. Now it is part of my daily life, and my day is not right without it.
God gave us free will because He wants us to choose Him out of love, not fear. Whether or not I decide to get a smart phone plan, one thing is for sure, my personal friends and family plan is on rock solid ground and I am renewing my contract with God. Guess I am in this one for life…you might say I already have a smart plan! Do you?
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, not to harm you, to bring you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
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