Build Like I Have Never Built Before

I think unlike any other year, I have set some real, life-changing, and healthy goals for the year 2009. Not only have I set these goals, I am so excited to tackle and conquer them. I feel with so much of me that this year is going to be the biggest changing point in my entire life. This year will be the base of the of the rest of my lifetower. The old lifetower will be beside me, but I know it is time to build anew.

See, with my whole being I believe that 2008 was supposed to be what it was. I hate to admit that, but I truly believe that God looked down upon me and said, "OK, it's time to for a change. I have a Divine plan for you (as He does for all), and even though you have touched on and used your gifts here in there, I want more". To get my attention, though, a part of my life had to crumble. My heart had to be crushed for my eyes to be opened. Opened to my sins, my gifts, my blessings, my wastefulness, and to Him. During the crushing, I hit rock bottom. I made terrible choices and it took me hitting the ground hard to turn to Him. Which is something I should have done from the begining. But I finally did turn to Him, and here I am. I pray every day that I remember how much my life can be turned around when I do turn to Him and turn away from Satan.

2008 was hard. I crumbled. But the crumbling was for a reason. See, all of those parts and pieces and sloshiness, were the bricks, the motor, the cement, the stones and the wood that would be needed to build the foundation I am building now. The building project has begun. I will go at it with Faith behind me full speed ahead. I pray that I can work through the rainy days as well as the sunny days, and be grateful for both. I have too much to do to falter or procrastinate, for this is only the base. This is only the foundation.

Only God knows how tall and wide my life tower will be. That all depends on His plan and time for me on earth. All I know is that I have a "fire in my belly" (as said best by Joyce Meyer") to set and reach my goals for this year, only to set and reach more for years to come.