My natural instinct is to start the new year off by compartmentalizing it all and writing a whole notebook of goals for the next year. Last year, I made my natural goal setting self just stop and not make goals on paper, but be open to what is ahead while bettering myself...and surviving the past year was really my only goal this time last year. So, as I move on...I am reminded by what Pastor Frank said on the Saturday night service this weekend.....He began by asking us what do we want to do this year? Who do we want to be? What do we want to see this year? (i LOVE beginning of the year sermons...gets me so pumped up. ) He challenged us to instead of writing down stuff like lose weight, financial peace, run more, etc. to just name GOD as the primary goal of this upcoming year. GOD. Thats it. Why? Because "he is looking throughout the whole earth to find those whose hearts are fully his." (2 chron. 16:9) I loved this quote from Mike Murdoch.
"We will never change your life until you change something that you do daily. The secret of your future is in your daily routine."
Therefore, change the routine. Read the bible. Be aware of what the scripture is teaching you. I have always been good about waking up early, reading the bible first thing with that delicious cup of coffee. But it still takes a lot of work. I love the internet and my ipod touch. I don't have a cool iphone, but I love what I do have. And I love Youversion. It gives you a reading plan, you start it, and it tracks your progress on the plan. Briliiant. Encouragement right there and it stares me in the face and says "hey, you missed your reading! Come back to me!" =) So, I will start this again with a clean slate.
So, for this year, I want God. All of HIM. In my marriage. In my parenting. teaching.walking.breathing. etc.etc.etc. Sure, there are things that I have on my top ten list that I want too (baby!, continue AbbyArt sales, continue to love st. peters and teaching period., etc. etc. etc.)
These are my jumbled thoughts.....I have to go back to school tomorrow and I am fully exhausted because I just had so much fun with my two year old the last two weeks. My knees are throbbing (thanks to chasing L), but my eyes are not because I have truly rested this break...and I am so thankful.
Cheers to pursuing Christ this year.....and only HIM!
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