i am resolved in 2008 to...

• check books out from the library
  
• read all the prophetic books of the bible (Joel, Amos, Hosea, Jonah, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Obadiah, Habakkuk and Lamentations)
  
• identity modern day prophets and take in what they’re saying for this generation
  
• do more to things to keep in contact with my far away friends
  
• write more hand written letters
  
• watch 4 sunrises
  
• find some sort of artistic/creative expression for myself
  
• take a trip to Texas
  
• play bingo at a bingo hall
  
• read more books that tell stories
  
• take time to catch up with old friends/acquaintances when I see them in public places
  
• speak with the Holy Spirit directly
  
• have people over a least once every two months
  
• learn how to use movie maker software
  
• go on several camping/hiking get-a-ways
  
• fight against my need for productivity
  
• hide God’s word in my heart by learning and meditating in 40 verses
  
• journal more: document what God’s doing, places I see Him, things He’s doing in me and people around me
  
• play in a basketball league
  
• get up to being able to run 4.5 miles easily
  
• spend more time in coffeehouses
  
• embrace my present state: (i.e. singleness, living alone, occupation) as opposed to always looking towards the future
  
• not be so hard on myself: see myself more like the way the Lord sees me than the way I see me
  
• listen to more music outside of my favorite genres
  
• be more aware of the ethics and business practices of companies I support by purchasing products from them
  
• study more psychology, sociology and counseling to help understand human interaction
  
• extend Grace more often (giving people what they need; not what they deserve)
  
• drink more water
  
• look into further education
  
• live on less (less clothing. less food. less money. fewer things.)
  
• practice all of the disciplines outlined by Foster at least once this year (prayer, fasting, meditation, simplicity, solitude, submission, service, confession, worship, guidance, celebration)
  
• embrace Celtic spirituality/Celtic prayers
  
• stay in tune with the liturgical calendar year