Nine days in eh.

well here we are 9 days into the new year and much has already happened. My dad was having some serious health issues. His pancreas was supposedly inflamed and there were possible gall stones. But after spending three days in the hospital he came home and is doing better. Thanks for your prayers. Also went to Disneyland with mis amigos. Had a blast...sad that I didn't get to go to muppet land or soaring over cali--in the other park.. but what a fun day. I got to share this fun day with my sweet muffin too. Yay. Then I had to go back to work.. bleh... anyways I just wanted to share with yall what i'm reading in my devotions. I'm going through Ephesians 4:1... and in this Paul is saying he is a prisioner of the Lord and that he he entreats us to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which we have been called." So God continues to wow me with his amazing words and I'm realizing so much about my walk or rather lack of worthy walk. Each day I've learned how I need to walk using his reasources and that trusting in myself is foolish, that my walk needs to be characterized with humility, committment, Jesus as my standard, passion and the great truth of knowing that God chose me. I've really been blessed by the time I spend with my Abba father and encourage yall to find the time too. It's so easy to make committments that get broken....
Ie... Astrid's goals already broken--
The running every day goal
The becoming a vegetarian slowly but surely goal-- gone missed meat to much
The not giving into temptation goal-- mmm chocolate

Though these be superficial we pride ourselves in maintaining certain goals-- well others do.. i'm kinda bad at the whole follow through. Anyways I think that we, me included find so much time in the world to do other things but when it comes to our walk... our time with the Lord suffers. I implore yall those of you that have a relationship with our God to rekindle and strengthen this relationship. I love my Father but often he is negelected for other things... I'm fondly reminded of my dear friend Mike's words concerning our lives. If we make Christ the center then everything else in our lives is taken care of. It's hard but the effort we put into everything else should not surpass the devotion we have for our Creator.