just thought i should pen this down for future reference along the year..

Luke 10: 27 -28
27 He answered: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and love your neighbour as yourself". 28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied, "Do this and you will live".

James 1: 2- 8
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in everything he does.

these few days many people have been asking me if i have made any new year resolutions, a tradition that im not exactly accustomed to; not to recording them down somewhere at least. but yes this year shall be different, for after all recording does give some form of accountability, to God, to others, to self..hmm.

so for 2009 i intend to:

1) Be more patient with people especially those who get on my nerves all the time
2) Love others as God has loved me (this is where strength to love the seeming unlovable arises from) and try my best to meet their needs when it is in my court to do so
3) Read the bible every day and try not fall asleep while reading it
4) Be joyful always, pray continually and give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thes 5: 16-18)
5) Make consistent efforts to maintain relationships regardless of being busy or free
6) Do my best in dental school to honour God and not grumble even when situations are unfair or unnecessary
7) Exercise more regularly, eat more healthily and lose some weight so i'll stop feeling like a rolly polly
8) Sleep earlier and waste less time on facebook
9) Read more books
10) Keep my stuff organised and neat

and in a year's time, come back to review what has been attained..and what needs further progress on :)