Moving Forward

I was listening to the radio yesterday and the host was interviewing a guest about New Year's resolutions. The guest agreed with most of us that we do not keep New Year's resolutions. The typical response is why make them, you just break them. The guest suggested that to change you should make a large quantity of resolutions, you will keep some of them and be successful at some of them. My hope is that you are moving forward in your life and the calendar will not be the motivation for change and making of resolutions. Topic for another blog. Suffice it to say I do think about moving forward at the change of the year and like a business setting goals for a new fiscal year I make personal goals (not resolutions) for myself.

I need to quit rambling and get to the point.

My observation is we need others to help us move forward on things we desire to show up in our lives, especially things that really matter. Let's face it. Real change does not show up very often especially for an extended period of time. The best bet is that 2010 is a repeat performance of 2009. I further have watched people complain about "oh, I am so-o-o out of shape" to acquaintances. They further report about the plans they have to work out, the club they will join and the book they are reading to people that they fellowship or "share prayer requests" with. What I don't see very often is the next step in a relationship where you both work together and process a solution together, to solve the problem and actually show up at the club long enough to see a change in your life.

My take is that this is where LifeWalking starts. When you move forward and progress toward a solution is when the relationship moves to the next level. You quit complaining and whining about something and start moving forward and process a solution together. LifeWalking starts when a solution begins. When you both go to the club together or at least report the progress of the plan to your confidant.

I use the illustration of working out to make the point. The real fun starts when you process things that are very important to you such as the relationship with your family or your walk with God; Or questions like, "Should I change careers," have I been let go and need someone to process this with me till a solution is found. This is "where the action" is.

This is not a challenge to try harder and work harder. It is not a challenge to read more books and go to a seminar. The "dare" if you will is to think about processing moving forward with someone else rather than just self-help which is many times no help. We need each other. We are called to both Love God and Serve Others. The "dare" is next time you need a solution you may need to LifeWalk with someone for a season to find real moving forward solutions.

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