Resolutions

About resolutions... Resolutions and I go way back. That's right all the way back to last year. As I reflect on the resolutions I made just last year, I can verify that I followed through on one. Now, of the three I made that's pretty spectacular. In baseball terms, that means I hit for an average of .333. That's a solid year. But it's not perfect. What's the problem?

Well, I have decided that perhaps I make too many resolutions. I know, three doesn't sound like an overwhelming task, but when you compound three resolutions over the span of a year... well it gets difficult. So, I am resolving to only have one resolution. I figure only having one resolution increases my probability of success. But it also increases my chances at failure. However, I hear the encouraging words of my mentor resounding in the background... DO NOT FEAR FAILURE. These words come from a man who does not fear failure. He recently uprooted his family and moved them several hundred miles north. He left extended family, friends, security, community, and a way of life to follow in obedience to the call and cause of Christ. I believe its safe to take his advice.

All that to bring me to my resolution. In 2009, I resolve to be intentional. I will intentionally annoy my mother-in-law (j/k). Seriously, I will intentionally hope. I will intentionally love. I will intentionally live. I will intentionally try. I will intentionally work hard. I will intentionally forgive. I will intentionally listen. I will intentionally read. I will intentionally learn. I will intentionally be bold. I will intentionally be... AO.

Here's to a year of intentional success. Grace be with you all.