The Best New Year's Resolution Yet

It seems like every new year I take a minute to look at myself and for some reason I always come up with a LONG list of new years resolutions. lol This year I have decided to take a long look at my "spiritual self" and I realized that I need to grow more as a Christian and become closer with God. Over the past few years, I have come to realize that being a Christian is a full time job. You can't just go to church every Sunday listen to the sermon and call yourself a Christian. For many years, I thought that was good enough. Hey, I was going to church every week, I quit smoking, I didn't drink, tried not to curse, and didn't lie so that means I'm a "Christian" right? Little did I know that was not quite enough for me to have the intimate relationship with God that desired. I now know that I have to spend time with God everyday, by praying and get deep into his word. For me to be the Christian that I need to be, I must start each day with God's word. By hearing the word every morning, it really helps prepare me for whatever the day may bring. So to help me with my new years resolution I have decided that each week I will focus on an area of my life that needs improvement. Every Monday morning I will post the area of focus on my blog for that week. As the week progresses, I will try to blog my struggles, temptations, blessings, successes, or failures. I encourage all of you to join me on this journey. I couldn't think of anyone better to hold me more accountable than my friends and family. I do feel that if I can stick with this resolution it will help me be a better Christian and help me grow closer to God. I can't wait to get started! See you all Monday.  

Hugs & Prayers, 

Kimberly