Today I am Thinking about....Personal Resolutions

Recently I wrote about a promise my husband and I made to each other.

**  No responsibilities or leadership roles for one year.  **

Sunday evening

the church we have been attending

had a ministry fair.

Oh boy.

That was hard.

I was 

DYING

to see what programs and ministries they had.

My daughter and I discussed

going....

but not

signing up...

NOPE!

I was tempted...but we didn't go.

I had to remain strong.

I have made a commitment.

My husband and I are 

committed to

 nurturing

ONLY

our marriage

and

our children

right now.

Once he gets here from Washington (state)...

he gets to start on this journey with me.

So I've been pondering

RESOLUTIONS

lately.

Why not?

It may not be a New Year....

but this is our 

New Start.

Slow down.

Deep breath.

If you were to revamp your life...

where would you start?

Loving and Respecting God more?

That's what I've been thinking about...

among other things.

Recently the pastor of this church we are attending

gave a sermon that spoke to this resolution...

In a nutshell:

Reading/Studying His Word-Daily:  The Bible

Setting aside time for Prayer:  Being thankful 

Beseeching Him:  Earnestly calling upon Him daily for guidance

These past months have made me 

MORE

and

MORE

aware that I

need to....

NO...

have to

ask God for His guidance for my day...

throughout the day.

In fact,

strangely enough,

life seems to go better,

more smoothly,

when I attend my ear to His words...

There have been days that I have been almost afraid to walk across the room

without reassurance of His presence, strength and guidance to do it.

There have been some hard days.

But He has never left me...

and even though there have been some horrible moments

--ones where I was afraid of how much the next few minutes/hours/days would hurt--

I have felt a distinct 

calmness,

peace

and comforting knowledge

that He was holding my hand...

giving me the strength

to simply walk through those moments. 

Hey...

I don't blog about those hard things...

Maybe...in the future...I will.

Actually,

this evening has been

one of those times.

I learned some really

really

really

hard things today.

But, I still feel calm.

And at peace.

My feelings want to take over and 

PANIC!!

But,

I'm getting used to this...

"remembering *in the exact moment it happens*  that God is in control"

idea.

My mantra tonight has been:

"Don't Panic!  Just Pray."

Tonight, my son came to me

and asked if I could type something up for him...

** We have a different young man around here. **

He's been learning a lot at the Academy...

Much more

than I could ever have given him...

I'd like you to see this...

not just because I'm proud of him 

but because I know his heart enough to know

that he is serious about these resolutions.

( And I know his habits enough to know

he doesn't read this blog! )

I hope they inspire you

like they have inspired me tonight.

Personal Resolutions

1.         I resolve to spend more time in devotions every evening.

2.         I resolve to appreciate my family more.

3.         I resolve to be more devoted to my schoolwork.

4.         I resolve to spend more time in prayer daily.

5.         I resolve to not be critical of others around me and to focus on my own faults.

6.         I resolve to love my neighbor as I love myself.

7.         I resolve to go to bed earlier every night.

8.         I resolve to complain less about the problems I’m facing and instead fix them.

9.         I resolve to help others that are in need of my help.

10.       I resolve to do something great with my life.

I think it's time...

for me to come up with a few of my own

and write them down.

I would love it if you would share some of yours.