I'm NOT the ENERGIZER bunny, I can't keep going & going & going RIGHT?

"When you feel tired, drained, empty, hopeless and helpless, it just means that you need to Rebuke, Regroup, and more importantly Refuel your SPIRIT!"~Status Shuffle

I have been reading devotional after devotional trying to search for some sort of inspiration for this blog, & where do I find it you ask....... Via FACEBOOK! I absolutely appreciate that God has a such GREAT sense of humor!
It's funny how something as simple as a quote that was meant for someone’s status, can sum up my week so perfectly! I remember reading on a church sign somewhere, “a WEEK without prayer makes one WEAK!” well add that with the quote of the day, & you can feel how high my spirits are right about now. I need to get some ONE on ONE time with GOD! Wow this is new for me, admitting a weakness……. I can feel the stress at the tip of my fingertips as I pour out my hearts truths. I would say in all fairness that I am a pretty positive person, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have my moments. I’m emotionally, physically, & spiritually drained! Have you ever felt vulnerable, like at any moment you may just break down & cry, without warning, &/OR especially…….without reason? What’s the cure for that? Some turn to Alcohol, other’s turn to drugs, & there are those that turn to God. I’ve heard that with drugs & alcohol after so long your body becomes immune, & that’s when addicts turn to much more dangerous addictions…….BUT……. I find it extremely calming that all’s I have to remember are the words of 1PETER 5:7 “cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you”! I just sit in AMAZE as I think of how BIG God’s shoulders must be, as he carries all of our worries, so we don’t have to.
I‘m a hardcore believer that God always places you exactly where you need to be, when you need to be there! With that said I also feel that God will let you know, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW, when you need to know it. With that said, I was guided to this devotional: “Isaiah, deals here with two truths we should be aware of to be able to defend our ourselves against weariness and to manage our risks. The first is the obvious truth, that every one grows weary. As we already said, even the fittest and healthiest young person does. The second truth is a deeper and most important truth and faith reality, that, as we learn to trust and expectantly wait on the Lord, we tap into his inexhaustible strength. Are we willing to remain sick and tired of being sick and tired, or, are we willing to learn about how to, through faith and trust in God, manage our energy, challenges and risks through a living relationship with the Lord?”
-Emerging Braken……. Well oh well, isn’t that HANDY DANDY……. The entire purpose of MY New Year’s resolution, was to take my relationship with Our Heavenly Father to the next level……. So he’s definitely trying to tell me something here, am I willing to learn through faith to TRUST in GOD to MANAGE my ENERGY! I’m full of excuses, (just ask my Family & Best Friends) It’s time to MAN up & stop allowing the concept of exhaustion to be my EXCUSE.
So let me make another proclamation: This next coming week, I’m not going to allow myself to be exhausted, so then I shall have NO EXCUSE……. I’m going to get closer with God, & I’m not going to be TIRED doing it!!!!!!!

Hmm Maybe I’ll give up Sugar, TV, greasy foods, POP, or even sleeping in……. But it would be nice to make up for all the failed resolutions & stick with an exercise program! Either way it’s Jan 8th, & I’m still contemplating!

When I think New Years resolution, the first thing that comes to mind is, “LOOSING WEIGHT” I wonder if those two small words coincide with all the failed resolutions of my past…….

I wonder how many people actually live up to their RESOLUTIONS anyways……. According to WIKI:

“Recent research shows that while 52% of participants in a resolution study were confident of success with their goals, only 12% actually achieved their goals. A separate study in 2007 by Richard Wisemen from the University of Bristol showed that 78% of those who set New Year resolutions fail, and those who succeed have 5 traits in common.[3] Men achieved their goal 22% more often when they engaged in goal setting, (a system where small measurable goals are being set; such as, a pound a week, instead of saying "lose weight"), while women succeeded 10% more when they made their goals public and got support from their friends.”

Well that’s promising! I‘ve come to the conclusion that just completing a resolution, is a resolution success all it‘s own. Maybe I’m going about this all wrong, it says nowhere in the RESOLUTION HANDBOOK, that I need to give up something!

!!Ahaa!! (INSERT Brilliant idea light HERE!) Resolutions, are all about bettering yourself, right? Well I have a book that is PERFECT, my Handy Dandy New King James Extreme Teen BIBLE! (Yup I use a teen Bible, & I’m not afraid to admit it!) I’ve been a Christian for many years, Born again….& again……. & YES again! I feel almost as if I have hit a plateau in my relationship with God, it’s kind of like God & me are over our honeymoon stage. Personally that is such an overwhelmingly sad concept to admit, but it true! I’ve been meaning for sometime to take our relationship to the next level, but I know it’s going to take work, & up until now I was content with leaving things the way they were. Well my friends today I RESOLUTE (If that’s even a word) to take my relation ship with our Heavenly Father to the next level.

So here I am about to pour my heart out to the world for the sake of a RESOLUTION, I’m going to blog my adventurous journey: every fault, weakness, & failure, in hopes that by the time the fireworks light the skies of 2012 I will have completed for the first time in 26years a RESOLUTION!