How many of us begin a new year by making resolutions to change some aspect of the way we live…eat less…move more…lose weight…save money…eat less meat…recycle more…waste less…
For some perhaps this new year the one where you have made major plans for your life…move house…change jobs…try a new career…return to college…
What if we paused the making of resolutions…stopped writing the list of all the things we want to change about our life…or lifestyle and instead chose to listen…to be open…to wait…to discern… What if we instead of making the changes for ourselves we decide to listen for God’s call in our lives…await his unfolding plan… what might this look like each day?
Being open to God’s plan might bring us to pray more…to sit silently listening… It will lead us to observe…to hear…to be open to all the ways God uses to point us to his plan…to show us his direction for the year ahead…
Is it worth a try…at least for a little while?
Karen OSU