While I don't throw everything into my New Year's Resolutions like most people do, I still make goals for myself and for my future. I'll share my New Year's Resolutions with you tomorrow on actual New Years Day. Perhaps you can hold me accountable. Today I want to share with you some of my goals of how I want to grow as a person and as a follower of Christ.
Next year is going to be a huge change for me. I'll be graduating high school and entering college. I'll be making new friends and living in a new place. I know I'll be vastly different by the time December 31, 2011 rolls around. By the end of next year, I want to have improved myself in the following ways.
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I want to be more patient.
I want to be more self-sacrificing.
I want to be more nurturing.
I want to be more bold.
I want to be more forgiving.
I want to be stronger in Jesus Christ.
I want to be less afraid.
I want to be more confident in myself.
I want to be more confident about what God has planned for my future.
I want to be more joyful.
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I want to strive to develop these things not only over the next year, but over my entire lifetime. I am such a broken, sinful person. There is so much work that needs to be done on my heart, and these are only a few of the areas in which I need to improve. Thankfully, I know that if I ask Jesus to help me and if I truly work at improving myself, I am capable of becoming who God wants me to be.
New Years isn't the only time to work on improving myself or to set goals, but in a way, it is a new beginning. It's a good reminder of the journey I've begun as a little girl striving to be like Jesus. And each year, I think I'll get a little closer.
How would you like to improve yourself and/or your relationship with God this year?
I want to be more confident with His plans for me too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post..these are what my heart desire as well! May God bless you.
I want to be more self-sacrificing too
ReplyDeleteThose are some great goals for the new year! Like you said, i have gone through tons of things this year that i never dreamed of, made some mistakes, but I have a great God who loves me and has helped me through it all! Spending more time with God is going to be my biggest goal for this new beginning. I like that better then a new year.
ReplyDeleteI also heard on the radio of people making a one word goal. I'm still trying to find the perfect word. Like i heard someone say they picked faith. Putting more faith in God and in themselves. So something like that. But that word will just add to my list of other goals:)
That's an awesome idea- choosing one word to describe your resolution. I think mine would be "bold" because my timidity and shyness holds me back a lot... and since I'm going to a new city and a new school next year, I want boldness to help me be an example for Christ!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to be more obvious in my faith. I want to shine so bright for God. That's my biggest goal, is to let people see God's love through me.
ReplyDeleteAnd hon, all of us mess up. Trust me, exactly a year ago I messed up badly. But God's grace is incredible and I can feel the change He's doing through me. I believe that you can feel that too and I'm glad that you want to get closer to your Father :) Happy New Years!