New Year's Resolutions

Hello friends and Happy New Year!

I thought I would start the new year by doing some blogging and thoughts on new year's resolutions since we all love to make them.  I don't know about you guys but whew! I am so glad that this year is behind me and it's time to have some new things going on.  First of all, I am thankful to be getting back to my nursing classes and being further on the road to becoming an RN.  I am thankful for some family reconnection that I really didn't think would ever happen, but God is so good to us.  It has also been a rough year. I know I am by far not the only one that feels that way and even now as I reflect..I know there are those out there hurting much worse than I.  The past month has been a revelation of sorts..and might I say not good ones! I have learned things that have knocked me for a loop and made me question everything I believed growing up...and have had to make some hard decisions that are best for me and that I feel God is calling us to.  My heart seems like it has been ripped and torn so many times in 2009, anyone else feel that way?  So, what then will my new year's resolutions be. Let's see...

1.) Seek healing, comfort and Godly guidance about my past issues that have come back and the new issues that date back to my past until present. 2.) Finish Nursing school  3.) Hopefully move to Sumter in a month or two....for reasons I will keep to myself.  4.) Commit to letting God be in charge of my life everyday, being consistant in my church attendance, bible study...and focusing on the Lord.  5.) Learning to let go..realizing that all you can do about some situations is pray and Let God.  6.) Keep rebuilding some broken relationships. 7.) Taking time everyday to reflect and be thankful for all God has given me and continues to bless me with instead of focusing on the stress and things that cannot be changed.

Also these verses are my New Year's verses and I think they are indeed important: 2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”- this verse says it all. God's word is true for all of us, no matter where we have been, we are new in Him!!!  Next is Matthew 5:44-48 43"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor[h] and hate your enemy.' 44But I tell you: Love your enemies[i] and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.  This last one takes some time to digest and reflect...take some time with it.  Love your enemies...even the unrighteous can love those who love them...so we are to love, really love our enemies as well.  Enemies? That means the people we are at war with, the terrorists, the unsaved everywhere, those who hurt you, those who continue to hurt you...we all deserve hell so we should be thankful for God's grace, forgiveness, compassion and mercy.  These qualities do not make us weak but rather make us more like Jesus, and afterall that is the point of this relationship isn't it?

What are you going to do in this NEW YEAR?