One Month Down. Fighting to Stay on Track.

5 Things to keep in focus in 2012:  

1) Fighting to keep our vision in focus matters a lot.


Some really smart guy said "Vision leaks" (I think it was Andy Stanley).  It's the idea that we slowly forget what we set out for. So we have to keep remembering and having this vision poured back into us so we can readjust our sights on the right things. These were some questions that we looked at earlier...


What could God do in our lives in the next 365 days? If we were to become more like Jesus in the next year what would that look like? Let's use our imaginations. 2 Peter 1:5-7 is a great place to look to see some areas of growth.


2) If we want some things in our lives to change they have to be changed on purpose...and that's usually hard.


This one just takes a level of brutality.  Starting new healthy habits is just plain hard and usually painful.  But the fruit of it is sooo worth it.  
Questions I'm asking myself are..

• Are my habits sticking?
• Am I remembering WHY I needed these habits?
• Am I gaining or losing momentum right now with my habits?

3) Making good decisions everyday gives us momentum.  
My everyday decisions certainly haven't been perfect but I am definitely thankful to have some momentum.  I love living with momentum.  There is something that happens when we see God change us in small ways.  It builds our faith to see Him change us in bigger ways as we move forward.  

4) If we're going to focus on the things that matter we have to limit distractions.


I've been struggling with this one.  How about you?
I need to make more of a concious effort to "unplug". 

There are plenty of good things to do in life.

However, I think this statement puts good into perspective...
"Good is the enemy of great." - Jim Collins

5) This year will go faster than we think!


I am feeling this... the first month is already gone!!


This is a great time to reevaluate and touch base on where we need to be for the year.


Ryan