QUALITY (not quantity)

I am obsessed with numbers.  I'm a scientist and I grew up in a family of scientists.  In science, we use numbers to evaluate EVERYTHING...quantitative data is reliable data.  As a scientist and a woman, I am programmed to compare values.  But, I find myself assigning value to my own life with numbers and then comparing those numbers to the people around me.  IT'S A TRAP!  NUMBERS DO NOT DEFINE ME!  OR YOU!  It's time to expose the lies and believe the truth about who we are in Jesus!

Here's a list of just a few of the numbers that I have allowed to define me...

• the numbers on the scale
• the numbers on my Garmin watch (running distance and time)
• the numbers on my paycheck and in the bank and retirement accounts
• the numbers of "friends" and "followers" and "likes" on social media
• the numbers on my clothes
• the number of stamps in my passport
• the numbers in the test scores of my students
• the numbers of minutes that I spend praying and reading my Bible each day
• the number of child(ren) that I have

This list could go on and on...but you get the point.  I've allowed those numbers to lie to me...You are worthless.  You are not loved.  You are fat.  You are a failure.  You are boring.  If anyone knew those numbers, they would reject you.  Ridiculous, right?  I'm looking at that list and wondering why I allow it to communicate those feelings to me.  That's what lies are...ridiculous and the OPPOSITE of the truth.  

It's time to pursue QUALITY.  I am choosing that for myself, and I hope you will choose that too.  Healthy living...not for the numbers on the scale or my clothes, but for long and quality life.  Running for health...not for time and distance.  Using money wisely...not frivolously or hoarding.  Using social media to encourage and stay in touch with friends and family...not to define my worth.  Teaching the study of life and life lessons to my students to impact their lives...not for their test scores.  Making time with family and friends quality connection time...amount of time is irrelevant.  Being a quality mom to my #1 (and only) son...and knowing that he is already an amazing person!  Any time invested in my relationship with God is a wise investment!

It is time to end the obsession and the comparison!  It is going to be a process to change my stinking thinking.  Today is step one on a QUALITY journey!