Here it is...
Ok...so let's do this thing for real. I know many New Year's "resolutions" are made from false motives or vain ambitions so Im not making any! What I am going to start is living up to the man God wants me to be. I am going to take better care of myself, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and philosophically. Perhaps I need to elaborate, not for you but for my own understanding as I spout this stuff from my keyboard whilst listening to the 90's station on Pandora! ;)
First, physically, I am changing my habits to better reflect the intent God has for my life. As of this morning, I weighed in at 260! There...it's out there. This is the most I have weighed since high school and now its going to change. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. (Cliche' but true) I am going to need some help in this so I implore YOU to help me.
Second, Spiritually...again, changing my habits to allow for growth. Reading the books that I have wanted to for a long time...Mere Christianity, Entire Narnia Series, Dante's Inferno (for the cynical side of me), works of Augustine, Origin, Plato, Socrates (pronounced So-crates for all you Bill and Ted's fans) as well as some leadership books...feel free to suggest some good ones.
Third, I feel pretty good emotionally as I know that everything sort of flows out of the first two.
Finally, really exploring the hard Theological questions that I have wrestled with for the past 12 years, drawing some conclusions, and keeping them to myself. This way I can avoid the onslaught of bickering and judgement that often comes with forming conclusions that accomplishes nothing and pushes people further away from what I think God intended for our lives.
The outlook for 2012 looks good and I intend to make the most of it. How bout you?
Shalom...
First, physically, I am changing my habits to better reflect the intent God has for my life. As of this morning, I weighed in at 260! There...it's out there. This is the most I have weighed since high school and now its going to change. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. (Cliche' but true) I am going to need some help in this so I implore YOU to help me.
Second, Spiritually...again, changing my habits to allow for growth. Reading the books that I have wanted to for a long time...Mere Christianity, Entire Narnia Series, Dante's Inferno (for the cynical side of me), works of Augustine, Origin, Plato, Socrates (pronounced So-crates for all you Bill and Ted's fans) as well as some leadership books...feel free to suggest some good ones.
Third, I feel pretty good emotionally as I know that everything sort of flows out of the first two.
Finally, really exploring the hard Theological questions that I have wrestled with for the past 12 years, drawing some conclusions, and keeping them to myself. This way I can avoid the onslaught of bickering and judgement that often comes with forming conclusions that accomplishes nothing and pushes people further away from what I think God intended for our lives.
The outlook for 2012 looks good and I intend to make the most of it. How bout you?
Shalom...
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