I decided that this year I am going to start having ‘new years declarations’ instead of new years resolutions every year. The definition of resolution is the decision to do or not do something- which gives me the choice to do or not do something and thats why I decided to start doing new year declarations. To declare something means to make something known officially and thats just what I want to do– I want it to be known officially that these are the things I am expectant that the Lord will fulfill in my life and not things that I will forget about by March.
I want to have a list of things that I can speak life into that I know will happen since the Holy Spirit lives inside me.
- Since being on the race I have had devotions and times to sit and pray each day and as this year goes on, I declare that I will dive deeper into the Word than I ever have before and that I will continue with devotions and quiet time when I get home to the States.
- I often times allow myself to be tied down from things that happen and things that people do/say so I declare that this year I will be set free from those things because I believe that so much fruit will come from that.
- In the past I have found myself being too nervous so I declare that I will share the love of Christ to those around me who I love so dearly and not be ashamed of what I believe in.
- Forgiveness is something that I know I really struggle with and I declare forgiveness would flow out of myself and those around me on the race and at home over the next year of my life.
- I declare that I will follow what the Lord tells me to do after the race even if it is one of the scariest things I will do— by scariest I just mean way outside of my comfort zone (kinda like the race was). I have a feeling that the Lord will tell me to do something after the race that expands the Kingdom even more that is way out of my comfort zone. I’m scared, expectant and ready to know what He has for me.
- I declare that I will release all my bitterness and anger towards people that I’ve held onto for so long. No explanation is needed here but it is something that the Lord has been working on for a while with me and I declare that it will only continue from here.
- I have a hard time celebrating myself and giving grace to myself and others and so this year I declare will be a year of having grace upon grace and that I would never forget to celebrate myself whether its something big or small.
- I declare this year I will know and remember that what’s true in the light is always true in the dark. Period.
- Knowing that the Lord mercies are new every day is something that I’m aware of, but knowing and choosing into the new mercies is something that I’ve always gone without noticing but I declare I will wake up knowing, remembering and choosing in knowing that the Lord’s mercies are new each and every morning.
- I declare that I will surround myself with people who point me back to the Father time and time again and to never allow the devil come between us.
- I have a hard time remembering that I can’t surrender myself to the Father just one time and expect a life fully devoted to Him, so this year I declare that I will surrender myself to him over and over again and always know that each time a part of me is being released and surrendered fully to Him.
- I have a few relationships at home that aren’t glorifying to the Lord and I declare that I will not allow myself to spend the most time in those relationships but that I will choose into the relationships that are the most glorifying to Him.
