Resolutions, goals, wishes and hopes.

Setting goals is serious stuff!

I was in my thirties when I got my first "Franklin Planner". I loved writing down everything that I wanted to do each day and then crossing off the boxes that said that I had accomplished something. I have 10 years of planners stored away complete with daily journals of those years, Christmas lists and gifts given. My planner kept me on my toes and feeling productive.

In my fourties, I retired my planner because I realized that for me, it was adding to my busyness. It hit me that having a to-do list a mile long left me stressed when something unexpected came up like an opportunity to serve. I realized that 'my time' wasn't really mine, but His, who loaned it to me in the first place. I know that He wants me to improve myself and accomplish much good while I'm here, and as long as I can feel the Holy Ghost with me, then I know I'm doing okay. The pressure is off! There is a lot more joy to my life with that little, yet profound understanding!


My prayers for the past 15 years have included asking for charity-the pure love of Christ, since the prophets in the scriptures say that if we don't have charity we are nothing! But a couple of years ago, I realized that if I loved God and Jesus Christ first and above all else, like the commandment says, then ALL things would follow. So now that is my main goal.

I've been thinking a lot about faith lately also and have been having a desire to increase my faith in Heavenly Father's will and timing. I really am thankful that God is in charge. I trust Him more than I trust myself, although there are times when my actions say the opposite! Through meaningful study, prayer, service and keeping the commandments, I know my faith will increase. I want to fill my life with these things, not just to get the blessings, but to grow more love for God and Jesus.


In Sunday School we were talking about our favorite scriptures from the New Testament. Here is one of mine: Corinthians 12:9-10 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. Not that I'm asking for any of these things, but I sure want the power of God to be with me.


This has been an exercise mainly for myself. If this blog is to become my journal, then I should use it as such! So in summary, here are my hopes, dreams, goals and resolutions for 2011:

Be grateful, enjoy each moment, increase faith in God and love for Him and all others.

LET GO AND LET GOD. (We're in this thing together, He and I!)