A new year means a fresh new start to most people in the world. It is a chance to be better than we were the year before. A chance to change if things weren't going the way we would like. Every year we get a chance to start over. For many years I along with everyone else would set goals. The first of the year I would do really well with these goals and about a month or two in, I would give up. One year I decided that I was tired of giving up and I decided to change how I did my resolutions. Instead of making specific resolutions, I found words that I knew I needed to work on in my life. I spent the year working on that part of my life to figure out what that word/s meant to me and how I could be better at it. This has been so much easier for me to stick to than specific goals. Now I still make specific goals, but they come throughout the year and are often based upon this word. It has helped me to become a better person and to really focus on specific areas of my life each year.
This year I have three words. INTENTION. PRAYER. SERVICE. These three words came to me as I thought about what I felt I needed to work on in myself.
First is intention. The last couple of years I have really struggled to live my life intentionally. I have sort of just allowed whatever came into my life to happen. Now that isn't to say that some of it wasn't intentional, but much of it was not. My goal this year is to figure out what exactly it means to live life intentionally for me and to learn how to better execute intentional living.
Second is Prayer. Without God, I am nothing. I have struggled for a while with prayer and I hope that I can change the way I think about prayer. I am going to wake up each morning and intentionally pray. (See what I did there?) Prayer really should be considered first, however, if I am not doing it intentionally, then it kind of defeats the purpose. I know that with God I can do anything. I know that as I build that relationship with him that I will be able to receive revelation for myself. I have been in a place prayerfully before that I haven't been in a long time and I want to get there and continue forward. This is my hope that I may do so this year and continue forward for the rest of my life. One step at a time.
Whether you are a person who sets goals or one who uses words to improve each year, I hope that you are successful in your journey. 2017 is going to be an amazing year.
I have missed blogging and plan on doing a much better job of it in 2017. I hope you all have an amazing NEW YEAR. May your new year bring about much joy and learning.
I look forward to seeing you all more this year. I appreciate your friendship in my life. Thank you!
