For me 2012 was a quiet year. No big life changes, no big mile markers. I am thankful that it was a quiet year. I think I needed it to rest and re-energize, reflect and just be. Now as I look forward to 2013 I feel that it is going to be a year of action. I am not really sure what that looks like, but I know I want to be a part of great things. You don't become a part of great things by sitting back.
As I go forward in the New Year, my challenge is to remember that I don't need a New Year to make better choices, live more, love more, stop making excuses, etc. The Bible says His mercies are new EVERY morning! Everyday I challenge myself to learn from the past and roll out of the bed and give it everything I have to not make the same mistakes, but when I do (because I know I will make those same mistakes again one day) I will not give up the fight. I will pick myself up, learn from it, and try again. So I challenge you. Don't give up on day 3 of your new year's resolution when you eat 2 brownies, didn't workout, your room is back to the condition it was before Jan. 1, 2013, you didn't read your Bible, watched too much TV.... Fight the fight. Tomorrow is a new day. Learn from the past and get excited about making tomorrow better than today!
On December 31, 2013 I pray I look back on the year and know that:
*I am wiser
*I am stronger
*I know God more intimately
*I have done great things for God through His strength and wisdom
*I have loved richly
*I have spoken truth
*I have been compassionate and been sensitive to the needs of those around me and looked for ways to meet them
All because of God's work in and through me!
