resolutions
Ever since New Year I’ve been trying to think of the right resolutions for me. I don’t want to have, as ever, the old ‘get thin’ although I am determined to get a bit fitter this term, mostly for the sake of my mood. No, I want something a bit more meaningful, that can become not just a resolution for this year but for the rest of my life as well. My sister told me one of mine should be to ‘be more generous’ but that doesn’t really cut it.
Here’s a few:
—- To have a gentle and quiet spirit
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewellery and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
1 Peter 3 v 3-4
I find that as a creative person / writer I often think too much about things, or get caught up on ideas which aren’t constructive… I can easily send myself into a black dog or lead myself into a pattern of bad thinking. My spirit tends to be often at unrest. And being more gentle, always, always is something I have to strive for, being naturally brutally frank. Or just plain harsh.
—- To be more kind, to always think before I make a comment about somebody, measuring whether it will be helpful to them or not, to speak in a wholesome way
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Ephesians 4 v 29
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Colossians 4 v 6
—- To be more confident and friendly
I’m not particularly sociable, and tend to just stick with the friends I already have. I think it means that I can come across proud and unfriendly to people I don’t know. This needs to change!
—- To be more self-disciplined / organised
Yep, this one’s the same every year.
