12 MUST Do's for 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 by Chris Jordan
2012 is Another Year... Another Opportunity...
God has given you the gift of being alive in another year. So how will you make it really count? Here are 12 thoughts on how to make 2012 the best year!
1. Seek God first!
Seek Him, Read His Word, Pray, Serve, Give, Listen to God’s Whispers…
2. Prioritize Family!
Set some times, dates, and activities on the calendar NOW to spend time with family. If you don not do this, they will only get the leftovers of you.
3. Be SMART in Goal setting!
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-oriented, and Time-Based.
4. Simplify!
You've only be given one life to accomplish your calling. Don't get distracted by everything, simply focus on the main thing!
5. Don’t Try... DO!
If you say that you’re going to do something, do it! Someone told me recently, the difference between try and triumph is the "umph" you put in to it!
6. Be Accountable
Share your ideas, goals, struggles and desires with your spouse and one or two others of the same gender and ask them to hold you accountable.
7. Evaluate!
Assess the areas of your life. What modifications or improvements need to be made. Do a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual review.
8. Expand your experiences!
Expand your "comfort zone" and do something brand new.
9. Use the Word "No"
You cannot do everything, therefore learn and use the smallest word that can make the biggest difference. Saying "no" will free you up to say "yes" to the right and best things.
10. Pray BIG!
God promises to do abundantly more than we ask or think. So think BIGGER! Ask BIGGER! Prayer BIGGER!
11. Read More!
If our minds were our stomachs, would they be suffering from malnutrition. Read at least one more book this year than you did last year. Just like the food we choose, make sure the book has substance and will improve your thoughts and actions.
12. Serve Others
Demonstrate the servanthood of Jesus. Help others when the opportunity arise. Have the attitude that you didn't come to others to be served, but to serve. Consider, what am you are doing to help others?
Seek Him, Read His Word, Pray, Serve, Give, Listen to God’s Whispers…
2. Prioritize Family!
Set some times, dates, and activities on the calendar NOW to spend time with family. If you don not do this, they will only get the leftovers of you.
3. Be SMART in Goal setting!
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-oriented, and Time-Based.
4. Simplify!
You've only be given one life to accomplish your calling. Don't get distracted by everything, simply focus on the main thing!
5. Don’t Try... DO!
If you say that you’re going to do something, do it! Someone told me recently, the difference between try and triumph is the "umph" you put in to it!
6. Be Accountable
Share your ideas, goals, struggles and desires with your spouse and one or two others of the same gender and ask them to hold you accountable.
7. Evaluate!
Assess the areas of your life. What modifications or improvements need to be made. Do a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual review.
8. Expand your experiences!
Expand your "comfort zone" and do something brand new.
9. Use the Word "No"
You cannot do everything, therefore learn and use the smallest word that can make the biggest difference. Saying "no" will free you up to say "yes" to the right and best things.
10. Pray BIG!
God promises to do abundantly more than we ask or think. So think BIGGER! Ask BIGGER! Prayer BIGGER!
11. Read More!
If our minds were our stomachs, would they be suffering from malnutrition. Read at least one more book this year than you did last year. Just like the food we choose, make sure the book has substance and will improve your thoughts and actions.
12. Serve Others
Demonstrate the servanthood of Jesus. Help others when the opportunity arise. Have the attitude that you didn't come to others to be served, but to serve. Consider, what am you are doing to help others?
