2010: A Year of New Beginnings...and New Year's Resolutions

I can honestly say I am very happy to put 2009 behind me...my dad said it best when he said, "I hope 2010 is better than 2009, 2009 sucked!" But the important thing is it's over and it is time to move on.

Yesterday during church, God opened my eyes and, I hope this is what happened, showed me what he wants to teach me this year. What is love? (no not that weird song in Night at the Roxbury). God showed me that I have a really warped idea of what love is. The movies and the TV shows tell us that love is physical. And it's not I looked up 1 Corinthians 13 (the famous love chapter they always read at weddings...I'm going to put it at the bottom) and it says nothing about the physical. But I think God wants to tell me what he says love is. I was sitting in church, in a bad mood because the dog kept me up all night, and just thinking what is wrong with me? The whole bad self image thing reared it's ugly head. Satan was telling me lies and telling me I have no value because I'm single. (this is all difficult to express because I'm still trying to work what was going through my head into words). I think I've realized why I'm still single...it's because I need to strengthen my relationship with God before I can have a relationship with a guy. God is showing me already that I don't need a boyfriend to feel good about myself and he's more than enough for me.

Time for another song :) More than Enough by Chris Tomlin

All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough

You are my supply
My breath of life
And still more awesome than I know
You are my reward
worth living for
And still more awesome than I know

All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough

You're my sacrifice
Of greatest price
And still more awesome than I know
You're the coming King
You are everything
And still more awesome than I know

More than all I want
More than all I need
You are more than enough for me
More than all I know
More than all I can say
You are more than enough for me

Now it's time for New Years Resolutions:

1. Become closer with God (establish a real relationship)
   
2. Read the entire Bible in one year (using the study Bible Mom gave me)
3. Procrastinate less (less procrastination leads to better grades...I hope so at least)
4. Strive for all A's and A-'s
5. Become more organized
6. Be more healthy (eat better, exercise...*wince*)
   
7. Start memorizing the TMS for Navs
8. Be more consistent while writing this Blog
9. Spend less time on the computer
10. Make new friends (and keep the old...one is silver and the older gold :))
    
11. Fast from TV at least twice a week ( I've been thinking this one over and I think it'll help with all the resolutions...it basically means no TV at all for at least two days during the week, probably Monday and Friday...this way I'll get more reading done and I watch too much TV anyway)

Pray Requests: for Mom and Emily (going on a diet), work for Poppy, Ang (whatever she may need), Rachel (military stuff), me (more outgoing and to keep my resolutions), LM schools (levy pass and wisdom if it doesn't) and a good 2010 for everyone

Praises: Thank you God for opening my eyes...and for the completion of 2009 :)