I’m not a fan of resolutions. It’s not that the concept isn’t good. I love the idea of setting new goals and checking things off a list to better oneself.
The thing I’m not a fan of?
Self sabotage.
The Usual Routine
It’s what always happens to me when I’ve tried to set a New Year’s resolution. I come up with some big lofty goal usually to lose weight, read my Bible daily, keep my house spotless, and be a perfect wife and mother — the usual.
The truth is that I can’t be all those things. Sometimes the idea of who we want to be in our head is no more real than a Disney fairytale.
Making a Change
I’ve spent far too long trying to be someone else. And I’ve spent too many Januarys feeling like a failure. I’m not willing to lose another New Year to feelings of inadequacy and failure.
So, I’m not. This year I’m doing something for myself, a giving myself a gift of sorts. It’s not a resolution because the very nature of this one word erases all the negative ramifications of anything I could ever do (or not do).
This year I’m giving myself grace.
This is Your Year
I’m piling grace on myself like I would frosting on a cupcake. Layers of thick, sweet grace that will only give me a glimpse of all the grace God has for me.
Maybe this is your year for something different, friend. Maybe instead of being more and doing more, maybe it’s time you found grace and let it repeat like the most beautiful song.
Instead of being more and doing more, maybe it's time you found grace and let it repeat like the most beautiful song. Share on XWho knows, maybe this is the very thing that will free us to be more of who we are meant to be.
How are you going to show yourself grace in this new year?
I never make resolutions either, I’m glad I know about grace.
Isn’t it such a gift?!
Oh, yes. Grace. That’s something I need in huge doses. I love your concept of not self-sabotaging with unrealistic expectations of all the changes we’ll make in a year. I do like to have a theme to focus on, but in the end, it’s still all about grace, every time, every year. Happy New Year, Rebecca!
Happy New Year, friend! Grace is always the right answer, isn’t it? And goals are good. Intention, guidelines, hopes, plans — all good with a healthy dose of GRACE!
ah … no resolutions, no words.
there are some verses that are settling into my heart and a few old hymns running through my mind.
that’s good for me …
Isn’t it a great feeling? I’m learning to trust the Word more than my words. It makes all the difference! Happy New Year my friend!
I don’t make resolutions, either, but I like to set some goals for the year. But almost nothing works out like we plan, so we need a lot of grace.
It is truly a balance, isn’t it?
Thanks Rebbeca – I shared this on facebook.
Awww…thanks so much for sharing, Nancy! It means the world to me!