Honor Thyself
Hey Everyone! We are well into the new year now! Hopefully, you all have made vision boards or New Year’s resolutions that you want to accomplish this year. If you have already abandoned yours ;-) its not too late to pick them back up and start again.
As I began to work on my resolutions this year I learned something about myself that is perhaps the reason that I was unable to accomplish all the things I set out to do in the past. I lack honor. The word honor when used as a verb means to fulfill an obligation. Every New Year’s resolution or item that I put on my vision board is an obligation that I made to myself. You see I’m pretty good about doing things I told other people I would do. I’m horrible about doing things I told myself I would do.
I know when I make plans with other people that I’m going to show up because I don’t want to disappoint. I know they are depending on me so I don’t want to let them down. But what about when I make plans for myself? What about when I plan to go to the gym? (One of my goals this year is to live a more healthy life) I seemingly have no problem cancelling on my gym date with myself. Or when I plan to have quiet time with God? I cancel that too; Either by falling asleep or just not taking the time to turn off TV and social media and get to it. The commitments I make with myself are just as important as the ones I make with other people… It’s time to start acting like it. I owe that to myself. If I say I’m going to the gym then I need to honor that because if I don’t I’m letting down not only myself, but everyone that depends on me to show up and my health is a vital part of that.
Whatever that thing is that you have been putting off, that you haven’t been giving your all to, fix it! Don’t let this year be the same as the last. You are obligated to the goals that you made for yourself. Honor your commitments! Finish what you started and ask for God’s help. I pray that the end of this year finds us successful and committed but more importantly, people of honor!