So, each year comes a round and the zeal to make a vision board happens. The past couple years I created vision boards for myself and just this past year I created one with my husband. The question of the day would be. How far did I (we) get in our goals? Percentage I would say 40%. Why? Well because I for one didn’t “complete” them the way I intended. Either, I started the goal and never finished it or I just thought about completing it all year round. Daydreaming of where I wanted to be.
My husband and I decided to make January our blueprint month. It’s all about writing the vision and making it plain. We wanted to be intentional about not getting overwhelmed or intimidated by that January 1st date. That scary feeling practically everyone gets when the year begins to hold fast to that one resolution. Not to say there wasn’t any panic but I’d like to think we’re overcoming that. Below are our vision boards from 2017 and 2018.
Apart of my vision board this year is scrapping the old and in with the new. I decided that I needed to start taking better care of myself and cleansing out the old stuff, old techniques included. My wardrobe being one of them. I came up with the idea for my husband and I to get rid of our clothing seasonally. Especially the ones that turn into pjs, in exchange for actually purchasing pjs lol. I’d like to think of this as a prophetic thing. Similar to going through deliverance. I noticed the amount of space that is taken up by things that don’t even get worn. Our room gets messier faster because we don’t have space to put clothes we actually do wear. 90 percent of the closet is full with things being worn 20% of the time. It’s going to hurt to let some of these things go but I think I’m up for the challenges.
I signed up for this website (app) called thredUP where they recycle and sell your old clothing. This way I get to not only rid myself of the burden, but an opportunity to create wealth if the item are able to sell. It’s a win win situation. So as I off load the mess, I leave space for the new to take place.
What I plan to do different this time is to create a realistic timeline for accomplishing each goal. My issue in the past has been putting too much on my plate, so much where I don’t even know where to begin. It becomes a distraction from actually getting things done. I just kept asking myself “how should I do this?” For 12 months straight until January meets me again. This years I’ve listed 12 goals I’d like to accomplish/focus on each month. By spreading out a task for a particularly month, I believe is will take the weight off tackling them all at the same time. I get a chance to forget about the rest until it’s time to add.
The good thing is, I know what messed me up last year and the upside to messing up “you just know what not to do again”. With practice of course. Here’s a revelation I received from the lord pertaining this.
Revelation:
We usually mess up on the first couple tries because it’s a new thing. It’s apart of training and not striving to be perfect but open to being perfected by the father. It’s when we are vulnerable in this state where he can teach us how to live and reach our goals. He’s showing me the ins and out of being a mother through my mistakes. It reveals the decisions that I make and changes my response for the next time. I get an opportunity to do better.
Matthew 18:1-35 ESV
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, ...
God revealed this to me recently so I’m taking this tactic into the next year. The idea behind it all is that my goals are all focused around what God spoke over me. Being that he said it, I know he will help me accomplish it. As long as I submit and dedicate myself to doing it his way and not my own. I have to pray about it and seek instruction for each goal. Some goals will come for my will and others may come for my commitment, submission and so forth. Either way, the end goal is to partner with God and what he wants to accomplish through me. So come with me on this ride to completing my God resolution this year.
Let God show you what his plans are for you.