New Year's Resolutions

Wow- it's 2009! Hard to believe! I hope everyone had a great New Year's. I got to spend mine with my fiance! We went out to eat and talked and laughed, then went over to his sister's house and played some board games with her and the kids. Fun!
Now that it's 2009, everyone is starting their New Year's resolutions-which, are diets- trying to lose the holiday weight. Even Wal-Mart has been packed with exercise clothes, bottled water and 100 calorie snacks on sale. I go to look for some jeans and find myself only seeing jogging pants!!!?? LOL. :) I guess I'm weird! LOL.
Well- in my opinion, the best New Year's resolution is to give God more of our time. I don't give Him near enough. Somewhere- I can't remember if it was a book, Bible study, or someone told me, but it was very catchy and made you think. It said- if you gave God as much time as you give the mirror- you'd be amazed. Wow! It also said you keep track of how many minutes per day you give the mirror- then give that to God. Wow! That's probably a lot of minutes for most women. I don't give God near enough time and He deserves it. My goal this year is to give Him more of my time- DAILY. I need to begin each day IN HIM and end each day WITH HIM. Believe me, I'm talking to Him all day- griping to Him a lot- but to spend quality time in prayer and quiet with Him is something I so need to do. Friday morning- I woke up way earlier than needed- cause I didn't leave for work till 8:15, but for some odd reason, I couldn't sleep. I finally arose and got my shower, dressed, hair done, make up, etc. and actually had an hour to kill before work- which is unusual for me- cause I'm usually running out the door at 8:30 in a big hurry and flying to work. I turned on some Christian hits and just sat on my room floor and read some of Psalms, then did some hard core praying. I got really caught up with God and it was so wonderful. I was still, still for Him and all His glorious promises that I cling to do dearly were with me. Such as- Come to Me all ye who are weary and I will give you rest.-MATTHEW. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? PSALMS. No mind can comprehend what God has in store for those who love Him- CORINTHIANS. Nothing can conquer the love that is in Jesus. ROMANS. All things work for the good of those who love Him. ROMANS. The Lord is my strength and my shield, the horn of my salvation, I will call unto the Lord Who is worthy to be praised, so shall I be safe from my enemies. PSALMS. Too many to say! But they were there and so was God and His peace. I must start out each day with Him! The amazing thing is- that day was so nuts- at work especially- busy and busy and many rude people- I needed God and his peace so much that day. Any moment I felt as if I was going to lose it all- I'd pray- I'd talk to Him- I'd ask for His love to surround me and He did. Whether I was praying in the bathroom or even at the desk, or behind bookshelves- I'd pray and He would answer. God is so truly good! I hope everyone starts this new year with their number one resolution to spend more time with God!!! Nothing is worth more and nothing compares to the promises we have in Him!