My Resolve...

In official news, I have made my list of new year's resolutions. Among other things, I have on the list of things to do reading at least three chapters from my Bible every day. I know all the good that it's done in the past and plan to continue to do so and be more committed in hiding God's word in my heart that I might not sin against him (paraphrased- refer to Psalm 119:11). One of the other things I've decided to do is read a book every two weeks. Or at least have it average out to that. After I read each book, I plan on doing a short summary/report on them so I can refer back to it when I need it. I have a great tendency to forget all the stuff I learn. I guess that kind of goes against the actual definition of "learn(ing)"... I have a Sabine education as well as a Kilgore College one. I've been taught to memorize stuff for tests and then forget about all the worthless knowledge. I'd like to develop my memory skills this year if indeed that is possible. I'm tired of learning the same thing twice in the same difficult way. I want to be like Mary and treasure up and ponder things in my heart instead of taking them for granted and forgetting about it soon after. The dictionary definition of ponder is: 1 : to weigh in the mind : APPRAISE 2 : to think about : reflect on I've heard that history repeats itself and in many ways realize that my mistakes keep going in the same circles until I finally choose to learn from them instead of surviving them. I want to be faithful in giving God the glory for all the things that he does... Laughingly, the last thing on my list was "Most important of all these resolutions, don't give up when you begin to fail miserably in accomplishing these tasks. Look to God for strength. Commit yourself to him DAILY and he will provide the guidance and strength needed to overcome these God-sized tasks."