Well my reflections of 2010 and my aspirations for 2011 have not been very profound. But I keep coming back to this word, “Whatever.” Many people use this word now as a term for resignation, and frustration. But I am thinking of the other sense of the word, one that implies being open-minded.
I can’t think of many resolutions for 2011, but that’s not because I have achieved perfection! I am certainly not who I thought I would be at my age. “I have not arrived!” says a dear friend and mentor of mine. And, (gasp!) I have come up against some doubts about my faith that seem to linger a bit longer than I want.
So, why “whatever”? The verse Ecclesiastes 5:10 says, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do this with all your might...” It makes me think there is a reason for every situation I find myself in. God knows that reason, and it’s probably a good one. So, in 2011, I hope to apply myself completely to whatever my world requires of me. It may be motherhood, or teaching, or praying. I should do it with all my might.
One thing I do know; I want to apply myself better to Bible reading (don’t we all?!). I have a hope that if I do, my doubts, and maybe even some of my unresolved character flaws, will find their own new year’s resolution.
So, in 2011, I commit to doing WHATEVER!