Let me take you back

As I sat at my desk journaling today about who I would like to be in Christ I was brought back to the days of Psalty. I think this may be a moment when I feel old. Like younger people would ask, who is Psalty? What about Patch the Pirate, Antsillvania, Music Machine, Sir Oliver, and Bull Frogs and Butterflies? Those tapes would reverberate through our house as children. To be real honest I think I may collect them again. I just love those songs.
Back to my point the song that came to mind was Just Like You from the Psalty family album I think it was number 3. It went something like... Give Your peace, show Your joy, give Your love Lord How I want to be like you. I want to be like you and do the good things that I want to do.
I compiled a list of the character traits I would like to possess and the ones I do possess but chose not to use often.

• I want to be wise, now I know this comes with time and I will never know it all until I reach heaven and who knows what then.
• Along with being wise I want to be a scholar and a prayer warrior, like all the women in my Sunday school class, I just have to consistently follow their example.
• I want to be a woman who is content, joyfully. I want to recognize that God has me here in this place for a reason and I am to be bringing Him glory here and now. God thinks this is the best for me and who am I to argue that what I want would be better now.
• I want to be selfless and giving, of my time, energy and things.
• I want to be quiet and uplifting.
• I want to be meditative and think before I speak or act.
• I want to be an encourager and uplifter.
• I want to be a listener, this means not thinking of my response while someone is talking but soak up everything they say and then comment. I really think this would lead to a lot less foot in mouth syndrome.
• I want to be merciful and sympathetic. One great thing I learned in nursing is even if there is no reason you can see for a patient to be hurting and you don't think they are if they say they are then it is real to them so you react accordingly. Where as I would want to argue with them that they are not hurting.
• I want to be a supporter and a helpmate (the second will come if the Lord has a husband for me).
• I want to be unhurried and not dying for some form of pure entertainment every moment of the day. I want to learn to relax and rest. There should be more Quiet retreats all around the world. I was so blessed by taking the time to get away into the quiet to sit at the feet of my Lord and Savior and soak Him up.
• Along with that I want to be patient. Be content to wait upon God to act.
• I want to be self-controlled, especially with food. I have been very convicted about my eating habits lately. I had a coworker come in and ask if there was anything scientific behind ear stapling to decrease hunger. I told her I am sure that it does decrease your hunger but at the same time I don't have to be hungry to eat, when I see things I want I eat them. She was saying she was the same way. So I was saying no amount of ear stapling is going to do the trick. Whereas practicing self-control and not eating every time I am given the chance works every time.
• I want to be submissive, with joy.

I plan on taking each one and pray and practice it for a week or two so my character will change also.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.