My New Year’s Resolutions for 2010

I resolve:

– to not be part of any moral scandals this year…

– to not get kicked out of any churches this coming year…

– to not alienate my faith community and closest friends…

– to never hide in a closet again…

– to not ruin my calling, ministry and life purpose through sin…

And I also resolve:

– to not allow my life to be defined by my sin and failure but by the work of Jesus in my life…

– to faithfully pursue Jesus and his purposes daily…

– to extend unmerited favor (that is, grace) to those around me as God has extended his unmerited favor to me.

– to pray for and seek relational reconciliation on a daily basis… until it happens or Jesus calls me home.

– to find a way to use my gifts and passions to serve the local church and Kingdom of God.

– to continue to learn to like myself while loving God.

– to continue the daily disciplines of submission, obedience, confession, transparency and authenticity.

– to find ways to serve and love the GLBT community — both those who love and follow Jesus and those that do not yet.

– to honor God with my whole being… and that means my sexuality, my life, my gifts, my finances, my time, my dreams and my hopes…

– to move on from 2009 with irrational hope for the future and unwavering faith in God’s plan and purpose for my life.

And mostly I resolve:

– to live my life for an AUDIENCE OF ONE.

 

2009 pretty much sucked for me (that is the theological technical term)… praying and expecting a better 2010.

What are your New Year’s resolutions?