Strategic reminders

I believe that one of the keys to living a life to the fullest and really being content with who you are in Christ is having little strategic reminders all over the place.

For some people it's the wallpaper on their phone, hanging up a poster on your wall or having something on your desk at work. It's really different for everyone.

I wanted to write a brief post about this tonight because of those reminders was just what I needed to be reminded of tonight.

When Rachel was in Arizona a couple summers ago for a little trip with her friends, she found this small little rock along a trail while they were hiking. When she shared this story with me I found it to be very cool because she told me when she found the rock, it was at a time when she needed to be reminded of the things that were written on it.

So this rock is really colorful and there are some things written on each side: This to shall pass, Peace, In God we trust, Always pray, and Pray.

When she gave it to me when I first asked her to be my girlfriend it was one of the most meaningful things ever.

I have this rock sitting on my desk where I live and every couple days I'll flip it to a different side so I am reminded about something else.

I just had a really special weekend with Rach and her family and now that she is home for a month for break is one of the things I have been looking forward to for months! Driving back to where I live tonight I was really in my feels. I am not really sure why. I think it's just because we are both so ready to always be together! When she is home it's the perfect taste and I love it.

I was also a little bit down because work is hard. I can't sit here and say that it's super easy. When I sat down to write, I looked on my desk, and was reminded that 'This too shall pass.'

It was just what I needed to be reminded off. I saw that and felt totally at peace and was reminded to be thankful for the seasons that we go through and I am, because it's the most exciting time of our lives!

I also have some other strategic reminders that I use...

I have a backpack that I always keep my bible, journal, and laptop in and I pretty much take it everywhere I go with me. Always having my bible with me reminds me that I simply need to be reading it every day.

I also have a couple Polaroid pictures of Rach and my family in my car so that I am always reminded of them all of the time. No matter what traffic I get stuck in, or what boring drive I am on, I can always look up and see my motivation and the people I love the most.

Lastly, the tattoo on my wrist is a perfect reminder too. My tattoo on my wrist stands for...'He must increase and I must decrease.' Whenever I look at my wrist I am reminded that God is so much greater than I am and that there always needs to be more of him and less of me.

I encourage you all to place a strategic reminder somewhere. Something you know that will always be there and something that is convenient for your eyes to see. I promise that when you need to be reminded the most, you will be.