Ah! Happy New Year everyone, a new year, new changes, new things, a chance for you yet again to shift habits. Easier said then done, Amen?
This year, I was excited for. A new year after one of the biggest changes I've had so far in life, not having school anymore, missing my college friends, and many other struggles and trials through family and job searching. So I was ready to kick this off with a fresh hope, new start, and new resolutions.
As I sat in church before New Years, we were able to reflect, and I had forgotten how often it becomes too late to reflect each year because I'm wrapped up in the joy of finishing this year. So funny story is I went to a New Years Party where my friend came up with an idea to reflect on the past year and also think of things for this new year of 2013. I loved this idea and was able to partake in it.
It made me realize each year we have a reset, New Years. But so often we forget to glance back to see where we have come and how much further we are from our goal, etc. But this year I was able to look back, see closure, see a job well done and it's a pretty good mix of good and trialing times.
But as I reflected, prayed, and we all prayed together to give things to God, I felt lighter, I felt ready to start afresh. It was like something new came inside and said hey, you have done these things great, good job, keep trucking along, but let's start fresh with my Word daily and each day you can have anew, I can help you with these new goals.
My new goals consist of 3 things:
Spend Daily Time With God each and EVERY day.
Spend Weekly Time Exercising, at least 3 or more times (need an accountability partner)
Spend Time with Friends and Family.
3 very simple, well some, and simple things you enjoy can be a resolution. I know since being back here, it's so easy to get caught up in having a schedule and then you forget about spontaneity, people that matter, and you just drown in things you have to do.
I feel refreshed with God this year and feel great about what is yet to come. I feel closure from my year of great accomplishment with my Bachelors Degree to a year of great pain with family problems, mourning of friends in the distance, and uncertainty of many things in life. But now I feel like I'm standing back up, knowing what I do have, a loving family, loving friends, but most importantly a loving God who loves me no matter what I do :)
Biggest thing I learned in 2012, God loves me regardless of the many things I do, He loves me when I am at home angry about where I am at that moment, He loves me when I'm crying from rejection, He loves me when I'm lonely, He loves me when I'm happy and out with friends, praying with them, but He just loves me with this love, that quite amazes me even after 18 or more years of being in His presence since being a child.
Things I want to dwell on this year as, is a year of Celebration. Many good things are yet to come in life, whether it's my friends getting married, a new relationship evolving, getting closer to finding that job, exercising faithfully. But it's to celebrate God in every part of your life. I think when God becomes the center of everything things can work, for the good :)
So I just want to leave you with this hope and thought of celebration, whether 2012 was good, bad, or probably like mine, a mix of the two, know regardless God loves you wherever you are at!
It amazes me :D
But have a blessed week, I will try to write more faithfully this year as well :D
- Heather Cheryl Craig
Happy 2013!
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