Resolutions
It’s that time again… The time when I make a list of
things that I want to accomplish in the new year. I know, this
sounds all too familiar. I’m not going to dissect the list and try
to be all profound. I am, however, going to ask something of you: I
want accountability. Would you please ask me about the following
list sometime in 2011? I would also love it if you could pray for
me as some of these things are going to be tough. Thanks in
advance. Without any further delay, I present to you my resolutions
for the year of Our Lord 2011:
1. Lose weight (30-40 lbs) by eating
healthier and working out regularly.
2. Be more conscious of my
spending. This means no spontaneous app purchases, no little treats
here and there. I need to really think about the things that I am
putting my money toward. Asking myself: “Do I really NEED this?”.
3. Over a year ago, at the Muskoka Woods staff retreat, the Lord
really placed something on my heart. A simple statement with
no-so-simple implications: That I need to be “A Father like the
Father” and “A Husband like the Son”. During 2011, I’d like to
further explore what that really means and apply it to my life.
4. I’d like to spend less time wasting time on my phone. This may come
naturally as I spend less money on stupid games for my phone, but I
will likely have to be more intentional about my time. Tweeting and
blogging and playing games and texting etc will have to be saved
for more appropriate times.
5. Usually I make a goal to read a certain number of books or paint a certain number of paintings, but
this year I don’t think that’s necessary. I have enough left over
from years past that this year I’d just like to finish what I’ve
started. Books, paintings, reno projects etc. I’d like to see them
all done by the end of the year.
6. I want to find a mentor and a mentee. Is someone I mentor called a mentee?
7. I’d really like to build a
table and chairs for our kitchen. There they are. What do you
think? Can you help me out? Keep me accountable. Pray for me.
Please.
