WOW!! 2011 sure did fly by fast! It was a good year for me! I got a nephew, found out I was going to have another little girl, and graduated from college! But as this new year started to role around, I began thinking about what I wanted my resolution to be.
I've made resolutions every year since I can remember. Sometimes I just make one resolution so I can focus on it and try hard not to break it. (I probably lasted a few weeks at the most) I've made lists, put my resolutions in colorful writing on my bedroom wall, etc. But I NEVER keep my resolutions.
I guess my resolutions are never a big deal to keep either which is why I can't seem to keep them. I want to lose weight, work out more, do daily devotionals, actually try to put effort in school, keep up with my journal, not hit the snooze button in the morning, etc. All these seem like good resolutions, but they also have something in common...they focus on ME...that and I can never keep them.
Last night I was praying about this new year and how I was excited to see what God had in store. In the back of my mind I realized I still needed to make my resolution. That's when God spoke to me! Not audibly, which might have given me a heart attack, but I heard in my heart "why do you keep focusing on things such as resolutions, why don't you try focusing on me instead?" WOW!
That's when this years "resolution" came to my mind. Instead of focusing on pointless resolutions and my ability not to keep them, I am going to focus on God. After hearing God speak to me, my mind immediatly went to Colossians 3:2 which says: "Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth."
Colossians 3:2 is my "new year's resolution." I want to set my mind on God and grow in His wisdom. I want to learn everything He has to say to me. I want to show Brooklyn and Addison what a true relationship with God looks like and what a parent who has that kind of relationship looks like. I want the world to see a difference in me and know that it could only come from God.
