Day 148 'New Year'

It's funny how we have so many resolutions that are dire at the time. A year later we forget that it was important. What is it about being caught up in the moment? Is it because it's the official time to make 'New Year's Resolutions'? I feel like I have the same ones every year. I almost think we try to one-up ourselves. 'Ok this year it's going to be really big...I'm going to read the bible 5 whole entire times through!' We want others to look at our resolutions and be jealous or at least a hint of jealousy. I do. I have. Today I am wondering why I haven't followed through with my incredible NYR. I did want to read the bible at least one time through. But more than that I feel an urgency to be closer to the one to wrote it. This life is about Him. His desire for us is not to be in competition with each other every day or new year's. (2 Corinthians 10:12) It's not wise to compare ourselves. So since we stopped comparing ourselves what are we doing now? Let's resolve to do the best job that we can do because that's all we can do right? Now, it's time to quit beating ourselves up for not loosing that 30 lbs. we promised ourselves in 2007 we would lose (because we are still thinking about it) but we pick ourselves up, decide to make 2012 the best year we can. We will not waste time this year like we did last year wishing things are different. We are going to make things different because we will be at His feet in prayer, we will fast even when we don't FEEL like it, we will speak life and not death to ourselves or anyone around us, we will walk in the Spirit and not the flesh, we will love our enemies, we will do all things through Christ...not ourselves and our own strength...because we are going to have an amazing year. 2012 is only as good and wonderful as we choose to make it! Yay!