New Years Resolution

So we're coming up to the end of 2009, and it has been a very long, difficult year for me. I finally made the move out of my parents' house, thinking it would fix alot of my problems, only to find that I took my problems with me to Austin and had alot to work on. I do have to say, I am glad I moved to Austin because it allowed me to face the issues that I was avoiding or didn't know were mine. God has humbled me and redeemed me through the hardships I have had to face here: loneliness, financial strife, being away from family, change, unfulfilled dreams, etc.

God has also answered a few prayers while I have lived here. I started working on my relational issues, and God rewarded me by giving me someone to date. I have put myself back on the market again, and I am learning alot by being in relationship with someone. It has allowed me to face my fears and also to heal my broken heart. I still have alot to learn.

So as we come up to the new year, there is alot I resolve to change/achieve in 2010. They are as follows:
  1. apply to grad school
  2. take control of my life
  3. think more positively
  4. live for God's purpose and not my own
  5. define myself by how God views me and not how others view me
  6. don't take things so personally
  7. trust God more
  8. be happier
  9. forgive more
  10. be easier to get along with
These are just a few, but I think I got a good thing going. I hope 2010 is filled with more clarity, happiness, positive changes, and positive people and experiences. I don't know where God is leading me or where I'm going, but I'm sure it's somewhere good. We'll see where I end up at the end of 2010. Happy New Year!

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