New Year. New Resolutions.

Well first off, happy New Year. I know I'm 12 days late, but late is better than never right? With a new year comes resolutions. It just always happens that way. Every church I have been too has mentioned that fact. And so far I have been to three different churches this year. Each pastor mentioned the same thing. Don't make unrealistic resolutions. I thought about that, and I have come up with a few of my own.

1. I want to be closer to God by the end of 2012 then I have ever been in my entire life. I know it will be hard, and I am not off at a great start, and I have no idea how to accomplish this, but I know that with God all things are possible. I just have to keep praying, keep studying His word, and keep myself surrounded with strong Christians who are always pushing me to do better.

2. Start going to a small group. Not that I have been against going to one, I have just been lazy. Always wanting to do something else that night. But I know that in order for me to grow as a christian, and stay on fire for God, I need to stay close to some strong Christians who love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength, and who try and take God seriously.

3. The next time I drink a soda will be 12am January 1, 2013. It's bad for me, and I always feel awful after drinking it. If I just stick to water, I will be healthy, and I will feel better.

4. Get a healthy body image. I am one of the most self conscience people I know. I'm always worrying about how I'm too fat, too tall, I have too broad of shoulders, my teeth, the list goes on, trust me. But the thing is, I'm not fat, God made me tall, and none of that matters. All that matters is that God loves me, and there is a guy out there who will think I'm beautiful and who will love me no matter what I look like, no matter how tall I am, and no matter how broad I think my shoulders are. What really matters when it comes to your body, is to be healthy. To work out so that my body is healthy, to eat right, so that I am healthy and am able to do some fun things. My friend told me to stop focusing on what I look like, and start focusing on what my body allows me to do. I have two strong arms that allow me to rock climb, clap, praise God, work hard. I have two legs that allow me to run, snowboard, jump, dance for joy. I must learn to see myself the way God sees me, through my heart, And that is what truly matters.

Those are my resolutions. I will try hard to keep them, I know I might fail, but if I do, I will pick right back up again, because I have the help of my Lord. Wish me luck.