I've never really been one to do "New Year's resolutions", but this coming year has been on my mind a lot and I can't stop thinking about how important it is and what God has in store for me and my family. I do actually have one practical resolution...to start a consistent workout/exercise routine. I want to get back into shape after my pregnancy with Ocean and develop a healthy habit that I'm hoping will stick through out my life. I hate exercising but I know how great it feels to do it and how tremendously important it is to our health, so I plan to get serious about it this year. Okay, so that was just my side note, now onto why I'm really writing this post....
Passions.
I've decided I need to pursue my passions this year. There are some really significant ones that I truly feel are a part of who I am, yet for a long time now there has been no visible evidence of them in my life. Only those who I am very close to or have known for a long time will tell you this is true, and even they have not seen hardly any evidence that they still exist. Well, they do!!!
These are things that I am deeply passionate about and they are passions that God has given me. I'm tired of letting another year go by just simply "managing" life as it is. That does not mean I am unhappy, so please don't misinterpret. I love my friends and family, I completely adore my children and I can't stand being away from my husband for even a minute (which is sometimes unfortunate for him, lol). But when I know I am destined and purposed for more, I cannot be completely satisfied where I am right now. Again, my family is a part of who I am and I am not dissatisfied with that, it's the other part of me that is supposed to be "active" that is not right now. I do believe part of this has been just a season and when my heart and attitude are right and when I leave my trust in the Lord, I have been content to be in this season while focusing on the blessing of my family and children. But I feel like it is time to step into a new season, and it is a season that requires action on my part. There are some things the Lord will do in me and for me and my family regardless of what we do, but I think it's time for me to step up to the plate and start actively pursuing my passions. I don't know what that looks like for every passion but there are some things that I do know I can do. And it will be God's grace that will allow me to do these things as I have always felt like I don't have the time or energy or my priorities are elsewhere. Never has the verse in Philippians 4:13, where Paul says "I can do everything through him who gives me strength" meant so much to me.....It has always seemed like such a cliche Christian thing to me, but it now means so much, and in such a practical way.
These are my passions:
-Writing
-Government and politics (truth and justice)
-Reading
-Creative design
-Natural childbirth
I think it goes without saying that God is my true and ultimate passion. It is my desire to have a deeper and more intimate relationship with him. Part of that pursuit, I believe, is in the pursuit of my passions, specifically the first one on my list, and in simply being obedient in that I am actively pursuing these passions.
A couple of the things on my list most of you can see the "evidence" of in my life right now, but they are passions that I want to continue to focus on and/or take to another level. I'm sure it is pretty obvious what those ones are :o)
So....what are your passions? Are you pursuing them? Are there any long lost ones where maybe it is time to take them off the shelf and ask the Lord what He wants you to do with them? This is my challenge to you for 2011!
Passions.
I've decided I need to pursue my passions this year. There are some really significant ones that I truly feel are a part of who I am, yet for a long time now there has been no visible evidence of them in my life. Only those who I am very close to or have known for a long time will tell you this is true, and even they have not seen hardly any evidence that they still exist. Well, they do!!!
These are things that I am deeply passionate about and they are passions that God has given me. I'm tired of letting another year go by just simply "managing" life as it is. That does not mean I am unhappy, so please don't misinterpret. I love my friends and family, I completely adore my children and I can't stand being away from my husband for even a minute (which is sometimes unfortunate for him, lol). But when I know I am destined and purposed for more, I cannot be completely satisfied where I am right now. Again, my family is a part of who I am and I am not dissatisfied with that, it's the other part of me that is supposed to be "active" that is not right now. I do believe part of this has been just a season and when my heart and attitude are right and when I leave my trust in the Lord, I have been content to be in this season while focusing on the blessing of my family and children. But I feel like it is time to step into a new season, and it is a season that requires action on my part. There are some things the Lord will do in me and for me and my family regardless of what we do, but I think it's time for me to step up to the plate and start actively pursuing my passions. I don't know what that looks like for every passion but there are some things that I do know I can do. And it will be God's grace that will allow me to do these things as I have always felt like I don't have the time or energy or my priorities are elsewhere. Never has the verse in Philippians 4:13, where Paul says "I can do everything through him who gives me strength" meant so much to me.....It has always seemed like such a cliche Christian thing to me, but it now means so much, and in such a practical way.
These are my passions:
-Writing
-Government and politics (truth and justice)
-Reading
-Creative design
-Natural childbirth
I think it goes without saying that God is my true and ultimate passion. It is my desire to have a deeper and more intimate relationship with him. Part of that pursuit, I believe, is in the pursuit of my passions, specifically the first one on my list, and in simply being obedient in that I am actively pursuing these passions.
A couple of the things on my list most of you can see the "evidence" of in my life right now, but they are passions that I want to continue to focus on and/or take to another level. I'm sure it is pretty obvious what those ones are :o)
So....what are your passions? Are you pursuing them? Are there any long lost ones where maybe it is time to take them off the shelf and ask the Lord what He wants you to do with them? This is my challenge to you for 2011!
1 I'd love to hear what you have to say!:
Playing a little blog-reading catch-up, and I love this post, Tiffany. It's a pleasure to read about your passions...thank you for sharing your heart!
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