2015: One Word
Happy second day of 2015,
Dear Sisters
! Can you believe it's 2015 already?! Wow.
Let's dive right in: I've decided to make some changes a few days before 2015 began. I am not one for making New Year resolutions because a) I most likely will forget about them by February and b) if one wants to make changes to their life, why wait until January 1st to do so? Like blogger Lara Casey says:
"there is nothing magical about January 1."
To be honest, I didn't start thinking about making changes in my life until Toby encouraged me to do a devotional on the Bible app with him. In the devotional, which is usually done a few days before the new year begins, you are to seek God and find one word that would make a huge impact on your life physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, financially, etc. This would will help guide you in the decisions you make. So what was my word? I chose:
I chose the word
intention
because I want to have pure intentions with everything. I want to make sure that my intention is always to give glory to God. I want to make sure that my motives a pure in every social media post I put up, in every opportunity I take or decline, in spending time with and seeking God...I want to be intentional in putting God, my husband, and our home first. I want to be intentional in praying, serving, loving, and giving. I don't want to be concerned about who likes me, who follows me, how many likes I can get on Instagram... I don't want to be the reason someone idolizes me or my story. I don't want to try to put the focus on me; I want to put it on the Father. I want to be after that one thing, like
Mary when she sat at Jesus' feet
. I want my heart to reflect Psalm 27:4:
One thing
I ask from the
Lord
,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the
Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the
Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
After I got my word, I decided to follow Lara Casey's
guide from 2013 to really be specific in what I wanted to do in 2015. After following the steps, I finally have concrete goals to put into action:
Create a Christ-filled home environment. I want to create a home environment that is Christ-filled and peaceful so that my family and I are constantly in the Lord's presence and focused on Him. I want our guests to feel Christ immediately entering our home.
Pray more. I want to pray more, especially for Toby because prayer works: it brings clarity, peace, guidance, fruit... praying for Toby leads him to lead me and be the man God has called him to be.
Spend more time with God. I want to be so intentional about spending time with God so that I am only full of Him and be more like Him.
Enjoy being a newlywed. I want to cherish these moments and build a healthy marriage.
Enjoy the life God has given me. I want to do without comparison to others so I can see the beauty of my life and be grateful for it.
Work on being my own boss. I want to start preparing now so that I can always be available for my husband and future family. I don't want to be too busy, too stressed, or too tired to do what God wants me to do. I don't want to NOT cook Toby dinner.
Become more financially stable. I want to be able to truly help others by opening up our home, feeding people, aiding the homeless, travel, and not place that burden on others.
Well, those are my goals and word for 2015. I pray that 2015 allows me a radical change of heart and such an intimate relationship with God and those important to me. I want to really focus on life --
real life
-- that isn't invaded so much by the digital world. I recognize that I ultimately submit my plans to God, but I know that He is going to be ever so faithful in granting my desire to desire Him more and seek after Him for only
Him
. 2015 may not unfold the way my goals are listed here, but the ultimate goal is to be more Christlike and share Him with others for His glory. And I KNOW the Lord will grant that!
Cheers to 2015 and Happy New Year!
