New Year's Resolution

The new year is always so exciting because it is pregnant with possibilities. It brings with it an opportunity to start fresh; to begin anew. We often take this time to create lists of things we want to change about ourselves and our lives. i.e. lose a few pounds, exercise daily, read the Bible every day...and so on. But arent these things just a rearranging of priorities that rarely last?
I am challenging myself that while I have things I would like to change (lose a few pounds, exercise daily, read the Bible every day...) what I really want to change is my perspective. I want to change my focus. I want to FOCUS on God and then and only then be mindful of me and my habits and my extra poundage. :)
I am convinced that when my FOCUS is on my Creator, He will change in me the things that truly matter. He will mold from me the child He views me to be. Isn't that what I really want anyway. Why yes, it is indeed!
2010 was full of wonderful things and incredible challenges that have changed me on levels I could never have imagined on Dec 31, 2009. But here I am, living proof of a living God who is engaged in the lives of his children. I want to embrace that everyday. I want to be purposeful in my decisions for my self, my marriage, my children, my home and my homeschool.
May His blessings be upon all you in the new year.