Quotes from Glynnis Whitwer

The Bible has a promise for us when we discipline ourselves: "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it" (Heb. 12:11).

The truth is always the best approach when saying no. Keep it simple. People don't need to hear your sob story. A five-minute exposition about your busy life, your demanding mother, or your clinging children isn't the most effective approach. That may be the truth, but you've given too much information, and your listener tuned out four minutes ago.

You can either choose the pain of discipline now, or the pain of regret later. Regret lasts longer.

If your schedule is unmanageable and overwhelming, it's likely your priorities are in the wrong place.

People who don't know their purpose try to do too much—and that causes stress, fatigue and conflict. It's impossible to do everything people want you to do. You have just enough time to do God's will. If you can't get it all done, it means you're trying to do more than God intended for you to do.

Our culture has created a sense of urgency and expectation that's hard to shake.

God revealed that my view of my life and purpose was small compared to his. I had separated all the areas of my life and was destroying myself trying to keep everything balanced.

without a deep understanding that our significance comes from being loved and accepted by God exactly as we are, upside-down priorities will dominate our lives.

God challenged me to match my outsides with my insides. I had to reevaluate my priorities and my expectations for myself. It was a time of brutal honesty, loneliness, and shattered pride. But it was drenched in a message of hope and redemption.

Josh Riebock, in his book Heroes and Monsters, says, "Everyone can change tomorrow. Everyone solves problems tomorrow. But the only changes that matter are the ones I make today. Tomorrow is the easiest day I'll ever live. Today is the scary one, which is probably why I've spent so much time avoiding it."[5]

Procrastination isn't a sign there's something wrong with us but that there's opportunity for growth in our lives.

The more decisions we have to make, the less stamina we have to make the best one for us at that moment.

Every effort we make, every small step we take, if it is done with a right heart, pleases God.

When I consider my priorities and the best use of my time, one of the questions I ask myself is What can only I do?

If decision making taxes our self-regulation, then an easy response is to minimize decisions before tackling something we've been procrastinating.

No one else can nurture my personal faith in God. Only I can do that. No one else can get my body to the gym or limit my sugar intake. I have the final decision on those responsibilities.

The same applies to my marriage and children. I am the only woman who is my husband's wife.

I'm learning that I don't have to prove myself. And despite my superwoman complex, which got me into all kinds of situations, I'm not able to do all things.

Not every task, volunteer position, responsibility at work, or job around the house is my responsibility.

The only reason to manage time wisely is so you can spend it on what matters most. That's not always work.

The only true failure is to never try.

Sometimes our lives change drastically but we refuse to accept the change. We soldier on as if nothing has changed and get further and further behind. We believe we should be able to manage it all because we used to before the change happened.

When God changes our circumstances, we should consider changing our priorities.

Procrastination is a dangerous habit to develop, and it carries a high cost not only to our schedules but also to our hearts, spiritual lives, relationships, and finances. There's a snowball effect of delayed tasks. And as they accumulate, we are further from the life we want and from the person we want to be. We even procrastinate when God gives us an assignment, and then we walk in disobedience. Which creates entirely new issues.