Come on, it’s January. There had to be some discussion of resolutions, didn’t there? I am not, in fact, a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. I don’t like to set rather lofty goals and then feel like a complete loser when I fail to continue them a month later. But I will go so far as to look at what I’ve been doing right and see if I can make it better or apply to more of my life.
One decision I made a few years ago had to do with my reading material. I am a BIG reader. But after I finished my bachelor’s degree, when I had to read a LOT of textbooks, I realized my reading material should change. No, I’m not reading textbooks every day. But I do try and alternate my pleasure reading with books of more substance. Books that help me think more deeply about my faith, or clarify some point from the Bible. Books that stretch my mind and keep it nimble. Chuck Colson’s “The Faith”. Dr. Henry Cloud’s “9 Things You Simply Must Do”. Almost anything by C.S. Lewis.
So give that some thought as we start the new year and the new decade. There must be some area of your life that you’d like more information on. Some phenomena in culture that bears deeper examination. Check out the bookstore at Prairie Oak, if you’re wondering where to get started. You’ll be glad you made this kind of resolution, I promise.
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I agree that I hate New Year's Resolutions and haven't done them the past few years. I stopped doing them because, when my resolve fails a few weeks later,it makes me feel powerless as I try to change something I know I am doing "wrong" like eating poorly or yelling at my children. I hate trying to pump myself up to change, thinking it will be different this time, then realizing I can't do it. But 2009 has taught me a very important lesson - a total life outlook change - realizing that I can't do something in my own strength is actually a healthy place to be. I have realized that that is THE WHOLE POINT of our Christian walk. We need to get to the bottom of ourselves - the end of our own strength and plans- before we allow God to take over. I'm talking total surrender. I used to think that was weak, like I couldn't handle something or was failing. But daily, God is renewing my mind to see things from His perspective. The end of me is right where I belong - right where He needs me to be. The day I stopped fighting that was the day that everything else I was trying to accomplish on my own actually started to happen. Giving up my plans released God's power in my life and revealed His plans which are far better than anything I could even imagine. That one single decision was the most powerful choice I could make. So, this year I decided to take the plung and make a New Year's resolution: to daily choose to give God His rightful place in my heart - center stage where He belongs. EVERYTHING else will fall into place as He reings in my heart. 2010 will be a year to remember!
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