resolutions 25-31

7 to go...had i not procrastinated this task might be easier!

25. i resolve to better prepare for my classes at penn tech by looking over the material a day in advance. right now i am looking at the material an hour before class and winging quite a bit of it.

26. i resolve to finish the bible study - discerning the voice of God.

27. i resolve to pay all my bills when i receive them and not wait until the last moment possible. along with this, i resolve to start faithfully paying my phone bill. that is a difficult one since we are all on the same plan and i don't get the bill and mom forgets to have me pay her.

28. i resolve to figure out what i believe. no words come to explain this...i want to be able to defend my faith - but i need to have a firm grasp of what that faith is first. (i'll be honest - i'm not looking forward to this one - i have issues with my thought processes - i'd much rather not think)

29. i resolve to really care for the people i love, my family and friends - to affirm them, to listen, to extend invitations, to pray for them.

30. i resolve to become a better story-teller and to only tell stories if i have thought through their reception.

31. the hardest one of all...i resolve to take a good hard look at my life and what i treasure to be able to name my idols so i may strive to rid myself of them.