Hello 2015! It's Very Nice to Meet You.

With the new year upon us, folks everywhere are taking it upon themselves to make resolutions for their lives. I suppose this is completely and perfectly okay ..for them. 

I, however, have never been a believer in resolutions. The word itself means the solving of a problem, and I don't believe we are problems. I believe we have problems, just as we have trials and tribulations. But we, the human population, are not problems. How can we, therefore, make resolutions? By making this one simple act, we admit that we are a problem and to not be a problem we must *insert resolution here*. Moreover, how can we decide to just be a different person on January 1 at 12:01a than we were December 31 at 11:59p. In my very own and very humble opinion, it doesn't make sense!

I do believe that people are full of ambitions. Ambitions to be healthier, thinner, smarter, etc etc etc. I know, I know! Ambitions sound a lot like resolutions! But they're not; this is the key. Resolutions are made to solve problems. Ambitions are no more than unidentified goals. Goals are things we can work toward to better ourselves, to improve our lives, but they do not solve problems. They improve our lives.

With all of this said and after much prayer, here are my GOALS for 2015.

1. Get close to God (James 4:8 "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.")
2. Be patient. Trust God and His timing. Put faith in His hand that things will work out (Isaiah 40:31 "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.")
3. Daily acts of kindness. Forgive quickly. (Ephesian 4:32 "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.")
4. Live simply. Life isn't about how many things you have, it's about the people standing next to you when you hit a road block. (Hebrews 13:5 "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.")
5. Stress less (Philippians 4:6 "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.")
6. Make healthier life choices (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.")
7. Write every day - blog, journal, write songs/poems, write a book, etc

And there we have it! 2014 was definitely one for the books, but bigger and better things are coming. I can feel it in my bones y'all.

Now, for a brief recap of 2014!

Peace and Love Y'all,

V