Happy New Year

As for resolutions, I have one: read through my Bible in a year.

I have done this once before, but it was for two classes that i took in college. Not that I didn't gain from it being an assignment, but I feel like it will be more meaningful if it's done because I feel led to.

I am also planning for this to be done in addition to my daily study time, not as a replacement. I feel like I am a strong enough Christian that my goals should start to deepen with each year. I so desire for this year to be different from last year. 2010 was a great year, but there were some definite road blocks in my walk with the Lord.

I want my life to count for the sake of Christ. I don't want to be tangled up in things that have no heavenly significance. I desire this for myself, so that my relationship with the Lord with deepen, but also for the betterment of my family. I want to be a wife and mother who's life counted for Christ.

One of my favorite books of the Bible is 2 Timothy. In fact, Jordan and I memorized this book our senior year of high school. I am not going to pretend that ten years later I still have the book down in it's entirety, but for the most part, I do still have it memorized. I am excited about going through this book again and rediscovering some of the truths God impressed upon my heart almost a decade ago.

After going through some notes I kept from when we were memorizing, I remember how much 2 Timothy 2:4 impacted my life. It says, "No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier."

This verse summarized my desire as a seventeen year old girl, longing to please the Lord. That was the year that the Holy Spirit revealed several things in my life that needed to go, in order to make room for Him to work in my life.

God has done a lot in my life since then, but there are still areas in my life that could use some refining. But, with all of my imperfections, I still long to lead a life that brings glory and honor to our Lord and Savior. And I am praying that 2011 will only help in fulfilling this desire!

How about you? What changes do you need to make so that you can walk with our Lord more intimately?