Tiptoeing into the New Year
Each December I sit down and make my plans and goals for the new year. I figure out what I would like to do in the coming year and then move forward with the desire to make it happen. One thing 2020 has taught me is to not hold onto my plans too tightly. They can change in the blink of an eye and the reality is that we have very little control over anything in our lives. The only thing I have any real control over is how I react to the things that come my way. So as I look forward into 2021, I'm treading softly. I know that things can change rapidly when circumstances beyond my control happen. But what I do want to work on is my own attitude and response to situations. I'm trying to take "ME" out of the equation and put "GOD" and "OTHERS" first. My main goal for this coming year is to learn to enjoy each moment that comes my way and to learn to follow God's leading in my life. I would like to wake up each day, spend time in God's word an