Resolutions

Last year I made a number of New Year's Resolutions. Here's what they were, and how I did ...

1. A nine percent weight reduction. I have 11 percent left to achieve. Yep, I actually gained a couple of pounds in 2006.
2. I want to work smarter. If my daytime is not spent working for God, either through my business or through my church, then it is not time well spent. My sales and total income in 2006 increased slightly over 2005. My commitments at church increased, as did the time I've devoted to ministry.
3. I want to play more strategically. If my evenings and weekends are not spent building up my family, then it isn't time well spent. I have been inconsistent with our family reading times, but probably spent more time doing things with each of my kids individually.
4. I want to remember that my cup is always half full, not half empty. Sometimes my cup even runs over. It's just an attitude thing ... believing what I fully believe is already true. Well, I think this is an area I have grown in and want to continue to grow in. As I wrote last year, its all about attitude and not believing the lies and self doubt that we sometimes allow ourselves to dwell on.
5. I want to live for today, for tomorrow, and for eternity simultaneously. Can this be done? Is it possible to have a healthy balance in life between enjoying the day you're living, while planning for tomorrow, while always keeping an eternal perspective? I'm going to give it my best shot. I don't know if I gave it "my best shot," but like the last goal, it is an area of past and future growth.

My resolutions for 2007 remain largely unchanged. Bottom line -- I want to know Christ and the power of His rising, to live in this power, and to be disciplined enough to make the most of what I have been blessed with.