Have you made your New Years Resolutions yet? Well, as you all can see in today’s post I am going to talk about why I don’t plan to make any New Years Resolutions for 2017. It is still mind-blowing to know that we are about to be in 2017. It has been a year, to say the least, but it was full of lessons learned as usual.
I posted an Instagram post that I reposted from Pastor Kim Jones-Pothier (@realtalkkim) stating: “You can speak something into existence all you want, but if it’s not part of God’s plan, it’s not going to happen. Less self, more Jesus.” When I say that was a word right there y’all! This is how I have been feeling for a while and that post confirmed what I have been feeling.
I have always been the type to write down my goals and work towards them. But there have been times when I would do it and nothing came to pass. So I would move on to another goal and it would be the same exact thing. I would hop from goal to goal thinking this is what I was supposed to do. But nothing would happen. I started to become weary and wanting to give up. I felt like I was all over the place wanting to do what everyone was doing. It ended up not being for me.
So I said you know what? For 2017, I am not going to set anything for myself. I am going to work HARD to let go of my feelings and emotions and focus on what the man above has for me. I am certain he has a great plan for my life. But because I am setting goals for what “I” want and not what “He” wants for me, I will never see those things come to pass. As an excuse to not feel bad about my losses, I used to always say “maybe it’s not my time” or “my time will never come.” Now to help me be patient and wait for the Lord to bring what is for me, I say daily “my time is coming.”
I refuse to believe otherwise because I know He has great things coming my way. But I will never know if I keep stepping outside of his plan for MY life to keep up with society. It is absolutely draining and quite frustrating if you ask me.
Don’t get me wrong, there are goals and milestones that I would love to accomplish for myself. Especially pertaining to my blog and channels. But as those things slowly but surely come to fruition, I want to remain humble, authentic, honest and consistent. I want to make sure my audience that I have now is getting the real and better version of me. If I am blessed with national brand opportunities, I want to be that go-to person. That person that my beautiful people can depend on for honest and real information, not selling something to them just because I am getting paid to do it.
In the meantime, I know I have some things that I have to work on. Things that are mental, emotionally, spiritually going to prepare me for this journey ahead. It is going to be a journey because I don’t know what is going to come out of this faith walk. Literally, this is a faith walk because I may not know what I am walking into but I know who I trust and who is going to lead me to where I am supposed to go. So no more setting goals and resolutions. Life is going to happen regardless if I hit 50K subscribers on YouTube or if I reach 7K, if I blog for 7 years and nothing changes or not. But I have to make sure I am keeping my eyes focused on the one who matters and not on what I see.
As a way to keep me grounded, humbled and focused so I won’t feel discouraged with not knowing what lies ahead, I plan to pray, journal and do my devotions faithfully every morning. I don’t like waking up in the morning going straight to social media to start my day. Like I dislike that weariness feeling and comparing my day to someone else’s highlighted reel. For real, I want to set the tone for the day in a positive way. That way, I am lead and clear on how my day is going to go.
And whatever I have been working on, I’m going to continue to find ways to advance it. I want to take it to next level. Life is all about growth. If this is going to help me grow and flourish in a positive light, I am all for it. So cheers to walking by faith and not by sight in 2017! Whatever blessings come from this, you all will come along to see it. I hope your 2017 is full of blessings, love, and light!