New Years Resolution

Everyone seems to be coming up with New Years Resolution like; I want to lose weight, I want to quit smoking, I want to go skydiving blah blah. I want my New Years Resolution to have SUBSTANCE. Here they come:

1) My humor seems to be based on cutting down my friends. I want to be the opposite. I want to be the ridiculously positive guy that you walk away from feeling encouraged (not flattered; encouraged)
'Therefore encourage one another and build each other up ...' 1 Thessalonians 5:11

2) This morning I spent 3 hours with God. Just praying, reading my bible, writing songs and, reading a good Christian book. This may sound 'typically religious,' but it was INCREDIBLE. I want to put aside more time for God, because I walked away this morning feeling refreshed. Not just physically.

3) As I was reading the book this morning it encouraged me even more to abstain, even marriage cannot eternally satisfy. I often view reaching adulthood as an instant release from the hormones. But its not, most men struggle with it for the rest of their lives. Especially when they struggled at my age. 15. So I want this to be a year, when I learn to control my hormones, control my eyes, even control my tongue and my heart. Obviously I cannot completely put out the fire of sin in me, but I can put myself into good habits to 'train myself for righteousness.'

4) I want God to be the first one I consult in tough times and easy times. I want him to be the reason I do every action.

5) I want everything to be genuine. I want everything from my 'how are you's' to my prayer to my sharing in youth group to genuine. And to be see through, so no double motives. None of this 'look at me, look how wise I sound'.

Thats it for now. I'm praying that these will come to fruition, or at least I will strive for them and not become complacent.