A dear friend of mine sent me this and I thought that it was a good way to get refocused and start out the new year with a new resolve and determination. Let me share it with you in the hopes that it will help in some way.
When you've trusted Jesus and walked His way, When you've felt His hand lead you day by day, But your steps now take you another way … START OVER. When you’ve made your plans and they’ve gone awry, When you’ve tried your best 'til there’s no more try, When you've failed yourself and you don’t know why … START OVER. When you’ve told your friends what you plan to do, When you’ve trusted them but they’ve not come through, Now you’re all alone and it’s up to you … START OVER. When you’ve failed your kids and they’re grown and gone, When you’ve done your best but it turned out wrong, And now your grandchildren have come along … START OVER. When you've prayed to God so you’ll know His will, When you’ve prayed and prayed but you don’t know still, When you want to stop cause you’ve had your fill … START OVER. When you think you’re finished and want to quit, When you’ve bottomed out in life’s deepest pit, When you’ve tried and tried to get out of it … START OVER. When the year's been long and successes few, When December comes and you’re feeling blue, God gives a January just for you … START OVER. Starting over means victories won, Starting over means a race we run, Starting over means the Lord’s “Well done," … so don’t just sit there .. START OVER. --- Woodroll Kroll
I am glad that 2009 is finally over and that I have the time to look back at the trials and tribulations that we went through both individually and as a family. I have to remind myself that while there were failures and bad decisions that I must not spend too much time beating myself up. Instead of doing that I will do my best to start over and make better decisions in 2010.
I have not made any new year resolutions because I have always been horrible at actually keeping them during the new year. Like most folks I start out very serious and determined about the resolution and I really do want to be successful at keeping them. Somewhere along the way life happens and for whatever reasons the resolutions get left in the dust somewhere never to be picked up again. Instead of a resolution this year I have several goals that I will continue to work towards each day in 2010. Here are some of those goals.
A. continue to lose 1 lb per week in 2010 - If I can lose more than that is great but 1 lb per week is the goal.
B. to continue being self disciplined to study in the evenings and make good grades in my classes at Trident Tech.
C. to face our finances and make sound financial decisions that will enable us to live with less - this will require living by a budget and cutting out unecessary spending.
D. to be thankful for what we have (each other) and be content - this includes not comparing ourselves (our family) with others. To do the best we can do with what we have and not worry about what others think about it.
E. to be genuine in our walk of faith both within our family our church and community. To focus more on the vertical relationship with God and let Him work out the details in our horizontal relationships with others in the community he has placed us in.
My prayer and hope for all of us is that 2010 will be a year where we can start over in our lives in the areas that we need to. No matter how big the failure or disappointment there is no better time to start over than today. Lets learn what we needed to learn from the mistakes and look forward to a brighter and more positive future. All we can do is live one day at a time and make the decisions that need to be made and do the best we can with what we have. I want to focus less on the negatives and the things that I have no control over and focus more on the things in my life that I do have the power to change and to keep a positive mental outlook on life.
Happy New Year
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