This year is going to be incredible. Why? Because I'm not going to sit around waiting for it to be. I don't want to live complacent, apathetic. This is the year to stand up and fight, to step out, to go deeper, to reach farther, to love better, to give more, to learn much and live right.
But this isn't just because the year changed to 2010. It's because that's the only way to truly live- the only way not to waste your life. I don't want to be another person who has sat back and "gone with the flow" or "let life happen." I want to live every moment of every day knowing why God has put me on this earth and seeking Him so I can learn how to fulfill that mission.
My dream is no longer to only have a nice house, nice car, a great husband, a few kids, and a salary that keeps us all comfortable. Not that there is anything wrong with most of that- I certainly do want a husband, kids, and a house someday. But God is calling each of us to something higher than the American dream- to His greater purpose to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations." (Matt.28:19a)
I know this momentary excitement and energy to make changes in my life will fade. I'm not always going to wake up raring to go and ready to seize the day. Now that I think about it, I am not sure if I have ever woken up feeling that way! But without God none of this is possible. But with Him, all things are possible.
