I don’t do new years resolutions. Jodie and I were talking today, and I don’t really get all that excited about the new year. I think it’s because, up until this year, I’ve always been in school. That means, for me, the year ends around memorial day, and starts in August. Well, anyway, I’ve made some resolutions this year that happen to fall on new years. Yes, that’s right, I have been resolutely deciding I need to do some things, and what better time to start than with the new year. So here goes.
I hereby resolve to:
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- Begin a scheduled daily devotional.
- When I was a band director, I lived on a schedule. I got up at the same time every day. I took my shower at the same time. I drove the same distance to school. I had the same daily schedule. And so on, and so on. Now, I don’t have a schedule. I get up when I get up. I go to sleep when I go to sleep. I work at least a certain number of hours each week, but those hours are somewhat loose between different rehearsals and meetings and stuff. The result? My devotional life is haphazard. Sometimes I do it in the morning, sometimes the afternoon, sometimes the evening. Sometimes I read through a book of the Bible, sometimes a random chapter.
- So, at 6:00, every morning, I’m going to be working though the Bible on the schedule included in D.A. Carson’s, For the Love of God. I’m going to journal as I go, and spend time in prayer. Two times in my life, I had a schedule like this. First, when I was a camp counselor at East Iowa Bible Camp after my sophomore year. This was actually the first time that I read and prayed through the Bible, and my walk was so matured that summer. The second time was one of my bachelor years. I got into the habit of journalling through, and again, my walk was greatly deepened. So, since Jodie works at 6 on Mondays and Wednesdays, that’s going to be my regular time.
- Schedule of Seasons (I have to watch DVD seasons to distract myself from the fact that I despise working out):
- Stargate Atlantis
- Star Trek
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Star Trek: Voyager
- Stargate SG1
- Babylon 5
- Walk daily and eat healthy.
- 35 pounds. That’s what I’ve put on since moving to Manhattan. Apparently, not marching or being on my feet every day eight or more hours a day has made a HUGE difference in my weight control. Pitiful, huh?
- So, at 7:00 every morning, I will be on the treadmill walking. Two years ago, I walked daily and lost 30 pounds. If I wouldn’t have fallen down the stairs and hurt my foot (and gotten out of the habit), I think I might have possibly made it much lower. In conjunction with this, I’m going to cut pop, and start eating healthy. I hate salad, but for lunch, Jodie and I are going to start eating salads, because they’re good for us. No more eating of the whole pizza with loads of cheese and hamburger. No more munching on chips.
- Call Mom once a week.
- Obvious
- Meet people outside of the church.
- I used to teach in a public school, where I wasn’t allowed to share my faith openly with the students. I knew a lot of people not in the Body of Christ though. Then I moved to Manhattan to work at Grace. Moving to Grace has been such a blessing. The thing is though, the people I interact with are members of the Body of Christ. Jesus commands us to share our Faith. With who?
- This is a hard one. I am not by nature a social person. Jodie and I have talked about it, and I think I’m going to join community chorale. This will be a start, but I need to continue to think about how I can get out and meet people.
There you go, my "new years resolutions." What about you guys?
(editorial note, see this post about the miserable results)
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