Who I Am.

Good evening. How can we set goals when we’ve yet to determine who or what we want to be? I mean, for the last 3 weeks, all I’ve heard is “New Years Resolution this” and “New Years Resolution that. Are our lives no more important than a few weeks every year? My pastor encouraged us a few weeks ago to make “New Life Resolutions.” This makes soooo much more sense. We spend all of this time chasing after things that really don’t matter like losing weight, quit smoking, paying off debt, etc. Sure these things are good; don’t get me wrong. But if our character is not in a position to live up to the goals we set, then we fail before we even start. I think that’s why so many celebrities do the dumbest things that hurt their careers and makes them “normal” again in our sight. Their character simply can’t handle where their goals and aspirations have taken them. Not to say its wrong to be a celebrity but sometimes the fame and success comes long before the maturity needed to handle it. Why do you think there are so many wealthy people that are spiritually and emotionally unhappy? T.I. said it best, “Your values are in disarray. You’re prioritizing horribly. Unhappy with your riches cause you’re poor morally.”

We wanted and planned to get the house, to get the career, to get the husband/wife but failed to ASK AND RELY on God to prepare us for those things and what they bring…and sometimes even what it takes to get them (introspection).

Dig this. I have nothing against setting goals. Goals are good. I have nothing against success and recognition; all of that is good. However, my first priority in goal setting is making my mind up to be the person that God has called me to be. That’s #1. Number 2 is embracing the journey of becoming that person. Number 3 is seeking every opportunity to give, to serve, to love, and to sow good seed in great ground. Next thing you know, I’m walking in God’s will with a harvest on the way and character that has been both tried and refined. And when that harvest comes, albeit success, recognition, or simply just a peace of mind, I can’t count it up to a list of 5 things I did better in the new year. Instead, I can only chalk it up to the one life changing decision that I made in faith – to accept Christ, live by His word, and walk in faith believing in only HIM as He works on and through me.

A wise man named, Bishop Anthony Charles Barnes once said that God will never give us anything that He has to compete with. Wise man.

Peace – Kimberly

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