What will 2014 hold...

     As we approach the new year there are so many things that people are focusing on. The number one thing that is used as a New Years Resolution is losing weight and I already see the pins on Pinterest showing pictures of skinny girls. Losing weight is not bad and God tells us to honor him with how we treat ourselves but being overly focused on it is dangerous to us and those around us.
    After many talks with Joe and lots of praying I have decided instead of resolutions that may fade within a month or two... I want to make life changes that will honor God. There are several areas of my life that I want to improve and that I am going to really try to focus on
-thinking of Joe first in our marriage at ALL times
-trusting Joe to make decisions for us in all areas of our life
-getting out of debt and sticking to it
-pushing myself to step out of my comfort zone with ministry
but the number one thing that I need to work on that affects all of these areas is trust. I need to work on trust. My trust issues come from all areas of my life from watching my family to my own experiences with people. I have forgiven and moved on but there is still a deep feeling of distrust with people and often with God. It is hard to constantly live in peace when you feel like you are constantly having to watch your back or guard yourself.
    The truth is that I don't need to live like that anymore. God has freed me from that life and those thoughts and given me a truly loving husband that is worth following. However, I cant hold onto these thoughts or else my feeling of distrust can control me and my decisions. Matthew 6 states
Do Not Worry
25"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
This is a praise in so many ways yet Satan tries to keep us trapped in thoughts and lies. I have been trapped by these thoughts in small and hidden ways and I am challenging myself and you to really take a look at the life you are living and ask if you are living it for the glory of God in every way.
Are you captive by any thoughts, fears, or worry? If so make it your challenge and resolution to truly give those things up to God, only then can your life really change.