Are you a goal setter? What about the idea of picking a "word" for the year? I have only been doing this for about 4 years now. I don't know if there is a right or wrong way to go about it... and I don't always just have a word... sometimes it's a phrase.
So I have had, "Be Present", "Fear Not", (used this one twice) & "Grace".
This year, the word that kept coming to me was "Grow". So I have decided to choose it as my main, over-all word, but add words for focus...
Grow Spiritually
Grow in Intentionality
Grow Creatively
Grow more Healthy
I have felt like for awhile since, moving back to the US suddenly, that I have spent most of the time, "surviving"...walking through the steps of grief...Grief of the loss of a parent, the loss of my life, my identity as I knew it. Trying to help my family through the whole process too. Just getting through from day to day, seemed like all that I could really do or focus on. There seemed to be so little time, or energy to do other things.
So this year, I have decided to pick up some things that I let slip...
I want to intentially, work on growing more organized, making better use of my time.
To grow more creatively by taking time each week to do creative things that I have always enjoyed, but not just do them, learn and improve my skills in each area.
To grow spritually, by taking more time to study and prepare to share with others.
I don't believe that God ever intended us to just "survive" through this life. I know that as we go through hard times, that is enough, and He gives us grace and helps us through them, but that is not where we are suppose to stay. I don't want to just "survive" I want to grow and thrive.
As I work on my goals this month for the year, those are the thoughts that I want to be promient, in my mind. Does this goal, help me to grow in these areas?
What Goals are you setting for this year?
