New Years Resolutions

So my wife and I were just out running a few errands, and some how we started talking about New Years Resolutions. Bethany has come up with some really good resolutions that she wants to do. Now I'm wandering what am I going to do for my new years resolution?

I don't want to do the Big 5 resolutions: get organized, help others, learn something new, get out of debt, and battle the bulge. Part of the reason I don't want to do the Big 5 is because I'm constantly trying to do those things. So what else could I do?

Here is what I'm thinking about doing:

1. Reading 1 book per month that I've never read.
2. Put away $50 per week for 1 year for a new camera.
3. Loose 5lbs per month.
4. Shoot at least 1 set of senior pictures a month.
5. Do one Design project per month.
6. Read the Bible from cover to cover in 1 year.
7. Write 1 devotional per month or week.
8. Learn XHTML.
9. Learn Adobe Flash.
10. Learn Adobe Dreamweaver.
11. Write a Book on Book Design.
12. Learn Spanish.
13. Excersize.
14. Get published in a magazine.

What do you think, and what are your new years resolutions? What has worked for you in the past, and what did you find didn't work at all for your resolutions?

Let me know about it…

Questions You Should Ask:

So, I was doing some research for a sermon and I ran across something good.

At buzzle.com there is an article "What Did God Design You To Be?" The article has some good stuff in it that I plan on using, but went down a short rabbit trail about Bible Study. The rabbit trail part of the article was about the Question Method Bible study. I want to encourage you to use this in your personal devotional times and see if it helps you.

When you read a passage of Scripture, you should ask yourself these questions:

• What did I like, or not like about the passage?
• Was there something I didn't understand?
• What did I learn about God?
• What did I learn about myself?
• What nugget of truth can I take with me today?

Use a notebook and write out your thoughts and the answers to the questions. It might help you discover more about God's Word, yourself, and God's purpose for your life. Someone once said "The Bible isn't a dry book – if you know its author." So get to know the author better by reading his book and applying it to your life.