A New Year, A New You

Last year, unknowingly, I chose one word to characterize my year. I did a study on TRUTH and that is what my year was shaped by. One small study and my whole year was revolutionized! The Lord kept impressing on me this need for TRUTH in my life and so it became my central theme. I must tell you that this was much more effective in changing me than any New Years Resolutions I've ever made in the past.

And so this year, I've decided to do the same idea again, only with a little more purpose. I began to assess how I wanted to be different in 2012 and could have quickly come up with a long resolution to-do list. But, instead, I looked at the common factor in all that I wanted to accomplish and came up with one word--DISCIPLINE.

I want to be a more disciplined person. I'm so undisciplined that several years ago I began a blog series on discipline and never actually completed it! *gasp* So, instead of writing that list of resolutions, I choose to focus on this one thing for the Lord to nurture in my life...a life characterized by discipline. If my mind, my attitude, my heart is characterized by discipline then all the things that I could have put on my resolution list will slowly but surely come to fruition. Not only that, but I will be a changed person and it will be a change not just for 2012 but will hopefully effect me for many years to come. I like this idea of choosing one central focus...it keeps me from getting lost in the details and keeps me focused for the year with a realistic hope of success!

What about you? What are you seeking after in this new year?