New Year. New You?

(January 2017)

Welcome back! It is New Year’s Eve already! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas season and enjoyed the holidays with those you love.

I cannot believe how fast 2017 has gone by. I remember ringing in the new year with my now soon to be second family by sending off floating lanterns into the sky. Levi and I prayed over this year and our relationship knowing 2017 held so much for us. So much has happened. I have failed and succeeded, I have made mistakes and learned from some. I have taken big scary steps and done some things I didn’t know I even wanted to do! Like start a blog. I made resolutions but to be honest I forgot them and I am probably the same person I was last year. I still struggle with food, emotions, friends, my weight, stress, etc, etc. I think making resolutions are good! They are great actually! It’s good to look back and examine maybe some areas that may need work. Or to think of some things you want to do or try in the new year. But I don’t agree with New Year, New Me.

Usually around this time of year with people making resolutions and posting about their year it is easy to feel less than. Like your life is not as adventurous or glamorous as the next persons. If they are setting a goal to workout everyday then why aren’t I? I can’t help but compare, and sometimes maybe you feel the same way! You may feel like who you are right now is not enough. Like in 2018 you need a new you. But with a new year does not come a new identity.

Genesis 1:27

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."

We are each unique individuals and we were all created in God’s image. We are exactly who He wants us to be. And I don’t know about you guys but I don’t want to find my identity in the world anyways. Stating that in 2018 I want to be more adventurous is not going to change who I am. I will not magically wake up tomorrow feeling fulfilled and happy because it is a new year. We are still all the same people. There is no need to compare our lives and try to change who we are. There is no point in trying to keep up with the trends of this earth because the trends will change. The world will constantly change but we do not have to. I’d rather rest in the identity that I have through Christ knowing that it will never change. I am always His. I am always loved. I am always forgiven. And so are you.

So this New Years I challenge myself and you to make resolutions and goals that matter. I want to go deeper in my relationship with God. I want to be present more. I want to smile and laugh more. I want to love more. I want to show more of Him through my life. I want to worry less. I want to continue to grow and love who I already am instead of trying to make myself into something else. I want to embrace my identity through Christ.

(December 2017)

Thank you all for reading my blog posts and supporting me in 2017! I am excited to see where 2018 takes me and you guys. As always feel free to comment below or message me your thoughts. I love hearing from you. Happy New Years daisy dreamers. You are all absolutely perfect!

XOXO

Maggie