Fear Who?

i love new years...it makes me feel like i'm starting over with a clean slate on life.  i'm a huge goal setter. some i keep...many i don't.  but i LOVE to set goals.  serious life goals, silly girly goals...it doesn't matter.  I LOVE THEM!

i do however, abhor new years eve.  i always feel like i'm supposed to have huge exciting plans. but lets face it, i've never had the truly magical new years that i've so longed for. they've all been anti climatic and disappointing. i've just learned to have really low expectations each year and maybe it won't be so bad.  i HATE that approach on life...i think it's truly depressing, and i rarely apply to it to anything having to do with my life.  however, until i discover a way to have a better new years it will have to do.

my main new years goal this year is scripture memory. i don't have a great memory which i've used as an excuse for a while as to why i can't memorize scripture very well.  but the truth is...i YEARN to have his word written on my heart.  i long to be able to recall his word to mind whenever i need/want it.  and so i've decided, i'm just going to do it.  i decided this the other day and not ten minutes later my girl beth posted a blog about scripture memory.  so i've signed up to memorize a new scripture every other week with thousands of others on her blog. and friends....i am EXCITED.

my first scripture is hebrew 13:6.

so we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say 'the Lord is my Helper;  I will not be seized with alarm.  I will not fear or dread or be terrified.  What can man do to me?'

Pretty appropriate to my life huh?  I figure what better way to start my year than committing to memory and life a scripture that focuses on my overcoming fear....which if you haven't been reading along, is one of my huge focuses in life right now.

and it's coming along swimmingly friends.

God is good.