WithoutWax.tv by Pete Wilson | Tag Archive | New Years Resolutions
Tag Archive - New Years Resolutions

A Vision That Can Sustain God’s Design

January 3, 2012 in Leadership with 34 Comments

I hope you guys all had a great Christmas and New Years. I know our family had a blast creating some unforgettable memories. So here we are again. The beginning of a new year. I’m genuinely excited about 2012 and all God has in store

I know some people are “anti” New Year’s resolutions.  However, I think this is an exciting time of year to set goals and establish new perspectives. As a matter of fact, this blog is a result of one of my New Year’s resolutions from four years ago (hard to believe I’ve been blogging that long).

My New Year’s resolutions this year start from of a broad perspective I want to establish goals which I believe will lead to making wiser decisions throughout the next 12 months.  It’s inspired by the following passage in Psalm 39.

4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Show me, God, my life’s end. Show me the number of my days. Show me how fleeting my life is.

I want to live in 2012 with the awareness of LIFE GOES BY FAST and MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

Like everyone else I can get caught up in trying to rush through life acquiring things, trying to attain security, and achieving meaningless goals our culture has deemed worthy.  But so many of the things I focus on and worry about are simply futile.

I waste time regretting things from the past I can’t change. I settle for mediocrity trying to avoid difficult decisions and conversations. I get consumed with trying to be loved instead of loving others. I squander precious moments trying to control things I can’t control.

I don’t want that to be my life. I don’t want that to be my vision… because that vision cannot sustain God’s design for something as splendid as a human life. That is a vision born out of thinking I have an endless amount of time on this earth to make the impact God has designed me to make and this, my friends, is nothing more than an illusion.

So in 2012 I’m making a resolution, a commitment, a promise to view my life (my marriage, my job, my friendships, my purpose) through the understanding that LIFE GOES BY FAST and MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

I pray it will help me love deeper, pray harder, focus more intently, and seek to make the greatest impact with my one and only life that I possibly can.

And the first decision I’m making with my newly adopted perspective is a big one for me.

1) More nutrition, less junk- Our family doesn’t really have a weight problem, but we do have a health problem. Brandi and I are committed to making sure our entire family is eating healthier in 2012. I’m going to miss those Happy Meal toys.

2) More rest, less busyness. In 2012 I’m committed to a weekly Sabbath.  Practicing the Sabbath is going to require me to change some habits in my ministry routine that I’ve had for 15 years!

3) Give more, spend less. In previous years Brandi and I have spent a lot of time setting financial goals for our family (not a bad idea). However, this year we want to focus on how we can give more away. Excited to see how God uses this.

4) Read more, surf less. I’ll admit it. This past year I didn’t do a lot of reading. Part of the problem is just wasted time surfing the net at night. Sure, I stumbled on a few cool things, but this year I want to spend more time reading stuff that can challenge me in the the area of spiritual growth and leadership.

Okay, so let’s hear yours. What goals or resolutions are you making for 2012?

Resolutions, Carbs & My Wife

January 20, 2011 in Family with 63 Comments

Inquiring minds want to know.

We’re 20 days into the new year and I’m wondering which New Year’s resolution you’ve already blown.

I’ll go first. My wonderful wife decided that we should start to eat healthier this year. Healthier for me is only eating pizza and french fries a couple times a week. However, the particular plan she has carefully chosen for us calls for a restricted number of carbs each day.

I had no idea how much I love carbs. I really love them. Like, I’ve never met a single carb I didn’t love.

So about 2 days into the healthy eating plan I fell off the wagon. I continue to eat healthy in her presence but when she’s not around I go looking for any and every carb I can find.

Your turn.

Be honest.

My Days Are Numbered

December 29, 2009 in Vision with 57 Comments

I know some people are “anti” New Year’s resolutions.  However, I think this is an exciting time of year to set goals and establish new perspectives. As a matter of fact this blog is a result of one of my New Year’s resolutions from two years ago.

My New Year’s resolution this year is more of a broad perspective I want to establish throughout this year which I believe will lead to making wiser decisions throughout the next 12 months.  It’s inspired by the following passage in Psalm 39.

4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Show me, God, my life’s end. Show me the number of my days. Show me how fleeting my life is.

I want to live in 2010 with the awareness of LIFE GOES BY FAST and MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

Like everyone else I can get caught up in trying to rush through life acquiring things, trying to attain security, and achieving meaningless goals our culture has deemed worthy.  But so many of the things I focus on and worry about are simply futile.

I waste time regretting things from the past I can’t change. I settle for mediocrity trying to avoid difficult decisions and conversations. I get consumed with trying to be loved instead of loving others. I squander precious moments trying to control things I can’t control.

I don’t want that to be my life. I don’t want that to be my vision… because that vision cannot sustain God’s design for something as splendid as a human life. That is a vision born out of thinking I have an endless amount of time on this earth to make the impact God has designed me to make and this, my friends, is nothing more than an illusion.

So in 2010 I’m making a resolution, a commitment, a promise to view my life (my marriage, my job, my friendships, my purpose) through the understanding that LIFE GOES BY FAST and MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

I pray it will help me love deeper, pray harder, focus more  intently, and seek to make the greatest impact with my one and only life that I possibly can.

And the first decision I’m making with my newly adopted perspective is a big one for me.

My friend, Michael Hyatt, recently challenged me to run the Country Music Half Marathon with him. If you know me you know I HATE running. But what I love more than I hate running is bringing attention to great causes like the New Hope Academy here in Franklin. So with that in mind, and knowing my days are numbered, I thought what the heck. Why not? (I was also told that since I’ll be running so much I can eat all the french fries I want).

So I’m officially stepping out and committing to run the Country Music Half Marathon here in Nashville on April 24th!

If you’re considering running in the Country Music Marathon this year I would challenge you to run it with the Powered By Hope group. It adds an incredible cause to your goal of completing the marathon.

So what’s your New Year’s resolution for 2010?