I resolve.....

I've been thinking a lot this week about New Years' resolutions. And on New Years' Eve, I thought it would be fitting. As I've pondered resolutions, I've come to a conclusion. They can be summed up in one thing. I want to do/be better.... A few examples:

I want to be better at not shoving food in my face....
I want to be better at exercising to rid myself of the extra weight from shoving food in face....
I want to be better at being organized....

Now, these are good, noble things to attain. But something's missing. Or, should I say, someONE is missing. If it's up to us to make changes in our life, we'll fail. In the next week, gyms will be full of people hard at work on their resolutions....but if you go back in 3 weeks, there's will be less people and if you go back in 6 months, there will be even less!

So what to do? Well, I've discovered a few things. We must make resolutions daily. But, we must make resolutions that WITH GOD'S HELP, we'll change. And my New Years' resolution is that with God's help, I seek first God's kingdom. If I start looking at things through God's eyes, my attitude changes. My heart changes. The way I care for my body changes. The way I love my family changes. All those things I want to change will change.

How does this happen? I'll be imperfect at it. I know it. But here are my action steps toward striving toward the goal.

Each morning, I will get up at 5:15, and spend 15 minutes in quiet meditation on God's Word before my walk.
During my day, as I'm making choices, I will pray for God's guidance and direction.
In the evening, I will make my family my focus for my time and attention.

These three things aren't the end-all, be-all, but for my life, these 3 are steps in a direction to help me maintain my focus on seeking God's will and direction. I pray that in this upcoming new year, you seek God first in all things!