Wednesday, December 28, 2011

New Year's Resolutions

Do you make New Year's Resolutions?

I haven't in quite a few years. I should resolve to get back in shape, but the last time that I "got back in shape" I (of course) became obsessive and overdid it. I have a tendency to do that . . . overdo things.

I guess if I had to pick any resolution it would be to trust God more. To learn to live under His grace and stop trying to be perfect and perform all the time. I'm one of those people that is driven by performance (thought I should let you know just in case that had somehow eluded you). But I'm very slowly coming to the realization that nothing I can do or nothing I have done is going to get me anywhere with God. Actually, all it does is wear me out this trying to be perfect all the time. And then I fail miserably, and then I try to fix it, and you know, the cycle continues. So I don't know if I should call it a resolution since that is something that I would do, and my goal is more along the lines of allowing God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus (thought we should go ahead and put all three in there) to work in me and change me and transform me. I no longer wish to juggle my life. I stink at it.

What are your goals or resolutions or whatever for this year? Or have you decided to just forget the goals altogether?

1 comment:

Brandy Bruce said...

This is the first year in a long time that I haven't made a list of goals for the new year. I think it just means I'm at a place where I'm content with my life. Either that or I'm just feeling lazy. :)