I’ve given up on resolutions. Resolutions begin with good intentions, and I have those, but they also require follow-through, and that’s another story. Imagine, if good intentions were enough we would all be thinner, healthier, more disciplined, and free from all vices.
So I have no New Year’s resolutions to share, but I do have some words that have become my personal prayer and goal over the years. I first found these words by F. Brook during my freshman year of college. While many priorities and goals have changed for me since then, this one has remained. These are not my words, but they are the echo of my heart.
“My goal is God Himself – not joy, nor peace,
Not even blessing, but Himself, my God.
‘Tis His to lead me there, not mine, but His –
‘At any cost, dear Lord, by any road!’”
I realized while writing those familiar words that, while they are still my prayer, they are also becoming my testimony. He is leading me there – not always by roads that I would have chosen, but always by roads that have led toward my goal. And so I continue to trust God for the unknown roads of 2012 – content that whatever they may be, they will lead me closer to God Himself.
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