Wisdom for 2020

“She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” Proverbs 31:26

Another year ends! Another Decade begins! Time for taking a deep breath of new fresh air! Time to start new! Time to do that thing that’s continuously been put off until tomorrow. Tomorrow is the day! 2020!
We do make such a fuss about new year resolutions! We make huge promises to ourselves and others. It’s said that most new year resolutions fizzle out. Don’t let that be a discouragement. Everyday is a great day to make a new resolution. We should strive everyday to be better, make a needed change, try something different. The New Year, and even better, the new decade gives us an extra kick to start something new.
Several years ago I heard a great idea from KLove Radio station. The idea is to pick a word and remember, study, learn, use the word all year long. A word like grace or trust. It’s a great idea, and easy to implement and remember all year. The word becomes a manta to use in every area of life.
Usually I have a list of things I want to change or do differently. This year I’ve organized my list into several categories. Seven, one for each day of the week. I’ve chosen one thing in each category to do better, or begin a new habit. Not one of the items on the list is a huge task. They are all obtainable and easy to continue. I’ve also chosen a focus word for the year.

The seven categories I’ve chosen are, Prayer life, Bible reading, Exercise, Diet, Writing, Ministry, Book. And my focus word is Wisdom.

Yes that sounds like quite a bit, but really it’s not, I’m already involved in all of these areas. And they are all basically extensions of what I’m already doing.

Prayer Life: Write in my prayer journal.
This is nothing new to me, however since I’ve been working on the prayer blog, my book, and website, my prayer journal has taken a step backwards. (I know, ironic right? Working on a prayer blog and my prayer journal slides?)

Bible reading: Start a Historical Bible plan.
I’m already involved with reading Gods word daily, so this isn’t a huge step. However, I wanted to be more deliberate about studying His Word. I use the Bible App, You Version, and they have a really cool Bible reading series called Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence.

Exercise: Walk or some type of exercise 30 minutes a day.
Since I sit at a desk all day, this is a must do. Besides, the doctors order!

Diet: Vegan diet and take my vitamins.
Now I know what you must be thinking, this is a huge step to take. It’s not really. I already have the vitamins, just need to take them regularly. And the Vegan part? This is the diet that works best for me in all areas. Really I should say plant based, to be accurate. But it’s not a big step for me. The only meal I’m not eating totally plant based is dinner. So I really only need to replace my dinner meat with a plant based protein.

Writing: Learn more about writing blogs and work on my travel blog, working with Team Reese Starting a Blogging Business.

Ministry: Work on the website www.jvrministries.com and read more blogs from other bloggers for networking.

Books: Finish the publishing of my second book (almost there, working with my publisher, covenantbooks.com), and work on marketing for both books.

Focus Word Wisdom: By praying for Gods wisdom in everything, listening and accepting this wisdom, Gods will be done.
In other words, I, in my human form and in my human strength can do nothing. But with Gods wisdom, comes strength and joy!

What are your goals, resolutions, focus words for 2020?

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