Phil 13:3 "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead."
Four months into the new year, and I am checking in with how I am doing with my New Year's Resolutions. I made a few simple ones to better myself. Through bettering myself, I am hoping I can better those around me.
1. Find out your strengths and weakens and improve upon them.
My weakness: seeing the good in everyone (even those who do not deserve it), perfectionist, tries to please everyone, can never say, "No", and keeps my emotions inside me. My strengths: put others before myself, honest to the point where I could hurt your feelings but hey I'm being honest, every body's best friend, standing firm in my faith, and never giving up.
2. Settle for a guy who is everything with no excuses.
I do not want to make excuses for someone. "Oh they drink, but I really can handle it." No, I actually hate to worry about what trouble the guy will cause. I do not want all these great things, then one bad trait. I do not want this one bad trait to cause me to lie to myself about who I want to be with in my life. All or nothing. Last year, a good friend of mine, who actually was in love with me since we met in college, said, "If you have to feel different around someone than I would have to question their values." I believe that is true. I have firm values ,and I make them clear. Sometimes I make people mad, because I do not want to settle and be with someone. That is fine with me, but I promised myself two years ago I would not date someone unless they went to church with me..or at least attempted. God is the most important thing in my life and holds me together. My dad always says three things couples must have "common upbringing, common religion, and common interests." Sadly, I have found this out. Many times I have wanted to give up and thought who would actually WANT to go to church with me, let alone talk about it. I have not given up and have found that one guy who helps me keep that promise to myself to only date someone if they go to church with me. I now strongly believe that God leads you to people and does things in HIS time.
3. Do not get run over.
Because I do have firm values, and I am nice. In turn, that means I get run over. After certain events in my life, I wanted to stop doing good. This was not me in any way possible. It was almost a job for me to stop doing good. I realized it was built into me. Something so grounded in you does not go away. Certain people have come into my life, and made me believe in myself and doing good... Being myself. Near the end of my grandpa's life, he could barely talk. The last words he said to me were, "Good girl."This is a reminder to myself to continue doing good. These were his last words for a reason , and I want these to be the last words people say about me at the end of mine.
Keep up with your own New Year's Resolutions :)
