I woke up today and decided to watch one of my favorite movies, "A Walk in the Clouds." It made me reflect on the things I want and specifically the things I want in 2012. There are a couple of parts of the movie that stick out to me the most. A line in the movie is, "The heart wants what the heart wants." In the past, it's been a great burden on me to act in the expected; to do what people want me to, but not necessarily what I want to. I can't operate all the time to fulfill others' expectations...but sometimes I think I probably have to follow my heart. It wants what it wants.
So, my first promise of the new year is to follow my heart. People can disagree, but I feel that God gives us desires for a reason. If those desires stick with us long enough, there is a reason for it. I've let fear hold me back from having the things I desire most for so many reasons. I become afraid that I'll make the wrong choice. I become afraid that I can't actually have what I desire; that it's not obtainable. I've also learned that the opposite of fear is faith. So, I'll need to move forward in faith. Faith that the choices I make, God will bless. Faith that I can have what I want most. Faith that I can obtain it.
During the end of the movie, another line stuck out to me, "This is the root of your life." This was said when the vine of the vineyard in the movie seemed to be burned. However, upon a closer look, it was discovered the root was not dead...the fire didn't destroy the inside. Some of our greatest dreams that have looked dead from the outside, still hold life. The things we feel have been tainted, never made it to the core of the root of our destiny. So, my second promise of the new year is to never give up hope. When the root looks dead, there could still be life inside.
Maybe those two things will change my course this year. I'll use faith to motivate myself in obtaining the desires of my heart and, when it looks like I've come to the end, I'll still never give up hope.
So, my first promise of the new year is to follow my heart. People can disagree, but I feel that God gives us desires for a reason. If those desires stick with us long enough, there is a reason for it. I've let fear hold me back from having the things I desire most for so many reasons. I become afraid that I'll make the wrong choice. I become afraid that I can't actually have what I desire; that it's not obtainable. I've also learned that the opposite of fear is faith. So, I'll need to move forward in faith. Faith that the choices I make, God will bless. Faith that I can have what I want most. Faith that I can obtain it.
During the end of the movie, another line stuck out to me, "This is the root of your life." This was said when the vine of the vineyard in the movie seemed to be burned. However, upon a closer look, it was discovered the root was not dead...the fire didn't destroy the inside. Some of our greatest dreams that have looked dead from the outside, still hold life. The things we feel have been tainted, never made it to the core of the root of our destiny. So, my second promise of the new year is to never give up hope. When the root looks dead, there could still be life inside.
Maybe those two things will change my course this year. I'll use faith to motivate myself in obtaining the desires of my heart and, when it looks like I've come to the end, I'll still never give up hope.
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