This year, I don’t just want to make resolutions. {Neither does my brother.}
What I really want is to become a better version of myself.
I think this can best be accomplished not by resolutions, but by an overall vision.
My vision is this:
To live simply and deliberately for my Lord.
I like it. I wish I could be Jewish and strap it around my hands and bind it to my forehead.
I want to remember it and live it.
Whatever aspects of my life do not fall into that vision will have to be removed.
I want my life to revolve around this new vision, this mission statement for 2010.
And in the spirit of the new year, I do have some resolutions, all of which I believe will help me live more simply and deliberately:
- read my Bible daily
- pray the hours
- weekly examine Scripture with Jordan
- say goodnight prayers together with Jordan
- keep commitments limited and purposeful
- make bed every day
- do laundry every two weeks
- go for evening walks
- cook dinner twice a week
- tackle a crafting project once a month
Can you guess which one of those “resolutions” is going to be most tricky to keep? Clearly I have a commitment problem.
So I’m curious. Do you have one too? How do you keep your life simple? How do you say no?
2 comments:
I love your resolution. I believe that's the crux of what we're called to as Christians: every moment of every day is His, as best as we can possibly give it.
You are both such inspirations to me. I love you both. I can't wait to see pictures from your trip. When are you making a trip to Oklahoma??????
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