Next Goal...

A week ago, I told you that one of my biggest goals was to  rebuild my relationship with God.  If you have been following my blogs, I have been posting some of the many things that God has been teaching me each day.  I have decided to make this a permanent fixture on my blog site and is now entitled, "Things Jesus Taught Me Today."

So, moving on to my next big goal; lose 50 pounds or more.  This is going to get rough.  WARNING!  I am going to get cranky.  For about two months I was doing great.  Watching what I was eating.  Counting my calories and tracking everything.  And then, I just stopped caring.  I want to say that I am sorry.  I'm sorry to my friends and family.  I'm sorry to my children and my wife.  You need me to be healthy and fit.  You need me to lose the weight so we can play more together, walk more together, live longer together.

Well, I am putting it out there, it's going to happen.  I am going to lose weight.  I weighed myself this morning; 297 pounds.  I could say that's great given 4 months ago, I weighted over 320 pounds.  But, it's not okay because I was down to around 275 and 280 pounds.  

Today, was the jump back on the wagon day.  My calorie goal for each day at this point is 1,840 calories per day.  Today, I went over by 2 calories.  Shouldn't have had that extra piece of chocolate cake.  But no one can resist this cake.  

Moving forward, the goal this year is 50 pounds.  When you have a moment, please say a little prayer for me as I try once again to conquer this issue.

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What I've learned today...

I've learned today that my life hangs in the balance. What I mean by that is I have no idea why I am here on earth. I thought I knew but am apparently wrong.
My life does not belong to me. My life belongs to you. To my wife and children. My country and my parents. My life belongs to my brothers and sisters. My life belongs to God.
For far to long I thought I was in control of my life and who I was to be. All the people in my life mold me into who I am. What I choose is who I want around to help mold me.
We all have this choice, this decision to make. We decide who surrounds us, who we invite into our lives. Sometimes it takes us longer to figure out who those people should be but we make that decision in the end. So this year I am going to work on allowing the right people into my life. I am going to choose who shapes me, who molds me, and who influences me.
So if you are reading this consider yourself lucky to be one of those people.
Who molds you?

It's A New what?

So, it's 2013.  Where did 2012 go?  I blinked and boom!  There was a lot of things I wanted to accomplish last year, and either due to procrastination, lack of motivation, or forgetfulness they didn't.  The Mayans supposedly said that this was to be the beginning of a new era, a Golden Era.  Well, we shall see about that.

Regardless, it's time for a change for me. I'm not just talking about New Year's resolutions.  I'm talking about  real life changes!  Fixed goals that need to be achieved, now.  For far too long I have been lukewarm about correcting things in my life. For far too long I have been wishy-washy about what I believe in from a faith perspective, a political perspective, a personal perspective.  I have been quiet when I believe I should have voiced my thoughts and beliefs, regardless of the outcome.  I have been quick to make decisions when I should have prayed and really taken the time to think and research my stance.

It's time for me to be a better man.  A better father, Husband, brother, son.  There are days I look back on and wondered what in the world was I thinking...why did I react that way?  Why didn't I return that phone call?  Why didn't I make time to play, or hang out?  Why did I blow a gasket when I just needed to listen?
God knows that I have fallen short as a man...

The Remedy:
    So, what I have done is come up with 40 goals that I have for 2013.  That's right 40.  I know that's a lot right?!  Well, after going through those 40, I realistically narrowed those 40 goals down to 10.  That's right just 10.  Don't get me wrong this is not a "To Do List".  But obtainable goals...You want to hear them? I think what I will do is share one goal each week for the next 10 weeks.  That sounds good.

Goal 1: Rebuild my relationship with God.
     As some of you may or may not know, I have spent over 15 years in ministry in one capacity or another. I went to college for ministry.  But over the last few years, I have slowly let myself move away from the comfort and grace of God that I used to embrace on a regular basis.  Was I perfect, never.  But I went to church, I spoke with God often, I always felt like I knew what God wanted for me, and I lived more for Him than myself.
   This goal consists of many things.  Prayer, reading my Bible, going to church with my family, finding a church home that works for our family.  It consists of reading Bible stories to my children, praying with my kids.  Praying over my family.  I want to revitalize my facebook pages; Higher Ground Community Church and The Order of the Sword.   I want to ground myself in the Lord again.  Does this mean I will be some crazy psycho I love Jesus fanatic?  Naaa...never was, never will be.  I do believe that as a Christian I am called to follow the Great Commission, found in the Book of Matthew, to go out and tell the world about Jesus and who He is, and what He did for us.  Am I going to tell you that you are going to Hell if you don't follow Christ, nope, not my job, not my judgement.  I can tell you what the Bible says, but again, in the end, not my call.

Moving forward; I know what I need to do, if you follow me and don't mind, say a little prayer for me.  I'd appreciate that.

So, stay tuned, and make sure to take a look at the other pages on the Blog.

May 2013 bring you joy, peace and happiness.  Happy New Year!