{"id":718,"date":"2018-01-03T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/my-2018and-beyond-resolutions\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:12:34","slug":"my-2018and-beyond-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=718","title":{"rendered":"My 2018……and Beyond — Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nMy Word of the Day is Resolution: a firm determination to do something, and not change it. Doesn\u2019t that make sense? Maybe that\u2019s why so many fail at “resolutions”. We want a short term fix. A goal has an end date. A resolution is unending.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nOne of my “goals” with an end date of on or before December 31, 2018, was inspired by a book given to me by my grandson and his wife, \u201cMy Grandma: In Her Own Words\u201d. It is a \u201cfill-in-the-blanks” book that asks questions like \u201cWhat was your home like growing up?\u201d \u201cWhat was it like to become a mother?\u201d That book inspired me to write my autobiography this year \u2013 not for publishing, but to pass on to my family as legacy. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nTypical new year’s resolutions are actually goals. \u201cLose 20 pounds\u201d. We get there and we check it off the list \u2013 \u201cI made it!\u201d We run that marathon. Check. We get our real estate license. Check. We attend that 6-week Bible Study. Check. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nResolutions are supposed to be a FIRM determination to do something \u2013 not with a set end-date, but a lifetime in mind. I’ve made resolutions that I expect will take me the distance beyond 2018 and for the rest of my life. Here\u2019s a list I\u2019ve started, but I expect to add to it as I press daily to be my best for God.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n#1. I RESOLVE to worry less and pray more. I will give my concerns to God. I will pray I become so infused with God’s Word that I have the fuel to be a woman of \u201ctrue grit\u201d \u2013 rather, true faith in God\u2019s \u201ckeeping power\u201d and trust in His timing, His love for me and His desire for my success. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n#2. I RESOLVE to disconnect my mind from my mouth. At this mature age, I\u2019ve amassed a great deal of wisdom. My brain is packed full of firsthand experience of doing the wrong thing at the wrong time and I want to save my children, grandchildren and others — time and energy. But, I RESOLVE to hold my mouth from unsolicited advice, opinions and\/or judgments.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n#3. I RESOLVE to give 100% focus and attention to my family and friends when I\u2019m in their presence. That means putting away my phone and computer and look in their eyes and listen, full on, like they are the single most valuable and treasured, important persons in my world\u2026.because THEY ARE!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n#4. I RESOLVE to introduce others to my best friend. Of course my best friend is Jesus. A best friend is someone we talk about a lot. We imitate our best friend. We tell stories about our best friend. I want my best friend to be their best friend. I’ll share Him with them every chance I get. I’ll teach them a lot about “What would Jesus do? (WWJD).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n#5. I RESOLVE to be a \u201cHOPE\u201d dealer by encouraging others with \u201cNothing is impossible with God!\u201d I RESOLVE to spreading sunshine instead of dark clouds. Hope is great expectation that something GOOD is about to happen. \u201cLet us hold fast to the HOPE we profess, for He who promised is faithful.\u201d Hebrews 10:23<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nThese are RESOLUTIONS that will not only set the course for my day, and year\u2026.but my entire life. What about you? Did you make New Year\u2019s Resolutions, or LIFETIME Resolutions?<\/div>\n
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