But what kind of an attitude is that? I think its good and healthy to set goals for ourselves. Its good to work hard toward something, even if you have fallen short, you still learn and grow from the experience. So, 2014 will be a year with resolutions for me. As I was working on what those goals would be I found this post to be helpful. I wanted to find reasonable goals in several areas of my life.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. - Jeremiah 29:11
God cares about our lives, our plans. He wants what is best for us and desires to see us succeed in life. God wants us to pursue Him and a life lived for Him.
2014 Goals
(in no particular order)
Intentional Parenting
“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Deut. 6:6-9
So much of the time I feel like I am just doing enough to get by. I care for them, keep them fed and clothed and all that important stuff... but I don't always take the time to just love on them, to hug and kiss and be silly. I spend more time disciplining and teaching them what not to do that I miss out on the opportunities to show them what to do. I want to show my children Christ's love
Purposeful Passion
...each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. - 1 Corinthians 7:2-5
I love my husband. So much. And I enjoy him. But life happens and my energy gets sapped and I think he feels like he's just another thing on my to-do list sometimes. I want to make sure he knows how important he is, how much I appreciate his hard work, how much I am attracted to him, how much I respect and admire him... I want us to really connect more and watch tv less.
Spiritual Growth
"Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone..." Matthew 14:22
I confess that I am guilty of letting my spiritual health fall to the wayside far too often. There is so much happening on any given day that devotionals or prayer time just seem to end up at the bottom of the to-do list. I know its harmful to me and subsequently to my family when I am spiritually dried up... and I think I have been for awhile. I want to be filled up by Him. And I need to be daily.
Weightloss
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." - 1 Corinthians 19:20
I am kind of ashamed to say this but I know it'll be good to get it out. I am currently about the same weight I was when I gave birth to Christine three and a half years ago. Breastfeeding helped me lose most of my pregnancy weight without much effort but over time I have gained it back, and then some. I am an emotional eater and focus more on the kids' nutrition than my own. I'm not getting any younger and I want to get control of my eating and exercise habits before I hit menopause! ;-)
Friendship
Colossians 3:12-14 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Business
Deuteronomy 8:18 NIV But
remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to
produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
- See more at:
http://succeedasyourownboss.com/04/2012/12-bible-verses-every-small-business-owner-needs-for-2012/#sthash.wF4uP1Ng.dpuf
But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today. - Deuteronomy 8:18
Deuteronomy 8:18 NIV But
remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to
produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
- See more at:
http://succeedasyourownboss.com/04/2012/12-bible-verses-every-small-business-owner-needs-for-2012/#sthash.wF4uP1Ng.dpuf
Deuteronomy 8:18 NIV But
remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to
produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
- See more at:
http://succeedasyourownboss.com/04/2012/12-bible-verses-every-small-business-owner-needs-for-2012/#sthash.wF4uP1Ng.dpuf
I do a little photography on the side to supplement our income. And frankly because I love doing it. Sometimes I can't tell if its a hobby or a business. I want to work on building my photography skills as well as my business skills. I am not looking for a full time job, but I want to build something that I can be proud of and that can help support my family.Well, in some ways my list seems incomplete... in other ways it feels insurmountable. But regardless of how much I accomplish this coming year I know I will have grown, and made progress and isn't that all we can really ask of ourselves anyway?
What are your goals for 2014?
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