The New Year

2010 is right around the corner. I have my 2010 goals and I'm very excited about them. My only issue is time. I remember asking a friend once why there wasn't enough time in the day and she asked me if I thought God made the imperfect day. Well, of course, He didn't. We, as humans, just fill the days with too many activities. I wonder with the advance in technology how we seem to have less time as time goes on. How does that happen? I'm not really sure except that with technology, we "think" we have more time than we really do. Anyway, back to the goals.

I consider myself an ambitious person, though my ambition on a scale compared to some others may be minimal, I love that I am self-driven and desire more in life than the day to day tasks. Not that those tasks are not important, they are. It took me years to truly understand that whatever I am doing, if doing it in the name of the Lord, is giving Him glory. If I'm folding laundry, teaching math to Levi, baking a friend dinner, or sending a fax for Phillip, I am giving God glory. I don't have to be in the center of attention by having a prestigious title, and I don't have to have a PHD to bring God glory. God gets glory and we worship Him by doing all we do to the best of our abilities. But I also believe that God wants us growing and He has given us dreams and wants to give us dreams to fulfill in this lifetime.

Which brings me to goals. If we have dreams and visions, then we must have goals in order to meet those dreams. My 2009 dream to write and teach my own Bible study will be brought to fruition in January 2010. When this dream began within me, I had to take steps to make it possible. That goes for any dream. That's where goals come in. We must set realistic goals in order to see our dreams come to pass. But we must remember that we do our best and then we let God do the rest.

So, with the new year upon us, what is your dream? What goals will you set in order to make that dream become a reality? It's important to take steps forward. Remember, God does not want you to settle for less, He wants you to soar to new heights in Him. Dream big and let God make your steps of faith become a reality in your life.

Merry Christmas

I couldn't believe it's been since October that I've submitted anything in writing. WOW. How time truly flies by. Of course, the holidays seem to consume so much of the time.

I wanted truly to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas. Christ gives hope to each of us individually and I am so thankful for that hope. He is the giver of life, the imparter of joy and peace. I want nothing more in life than to be right smack in the middle of where He is. His presence is my favorite place to be. Others may be addicted to worldy substance, but I'm addicted to my Savior.

Happy Birthday to my Life-Giver!

And Merry Christmas to all my wonderful friends :)