Reverse-Engineering
So it’s finally 2007. (Yeah…like 5 days ago, I know!) I’m definitely ready for a new year. A chance to start fresh I guess. It seems like God is all about new beginnings and fresh starts. I heard a great podcast today with Chris Tomlin talking about his album "See The Morning" and how God has something special about the morning throughout scripture…the dawn of a new day, the light piercing through the darkness.
Now I’ve never been a fan of New Years Resolutions. They’re just ridiculous. But this year, I did decide that it would be a good time to sit down with my wife and really assess where we’re at and put some new goals in place for the next year and beyond. When we first got married we set some goals. We did a sort of "playoff system" with our goals, picking a couple spiritual, physical, financial, educational, etc. and pitting them against each other till we had the top couple goals. Our #1 goal as a couple was for me to get my Bachelors. I completed my majors work last month and with a couple of random G.E.’s I’ll have the degree in May, so that one can finally be checked off.
So this time, I found this great message by Mark Driscoll on Reverse Engineering at a blog I’ve been following for a while. He has some great stuff or really thinking through priorities, setting some goals, and working backwards from where you want to be at some point in the future. I highly recommend for anyone to take the time to check it out. I listened to it once on my own and once with Rachel, and I’m really looking forward to refocusing our lives in the next week or two. Right off the bat there’s a few things that I know I personally need to refocus on and make a priority:
- Date Nights
- Sabbath
- Alone time with Jesus
I can’t wait to see what sorts of other stuff comes up as we sit down and do this together. I know God is doing something good in me right now. How about you? What does your 2007 look like? Where do you need to refocus this year?
