12.31.23 Willisburg Bulletin
New Year – 2024
Every year this week rolls around where everyone is looking to make goals and “new year, new me” type intentions. Sometimes this can seem so daunting and overwhelming that we don’t take the time to reflect as we should. It can almost seem cheesy to say we reflected and set goals, but I believe as Christians we do need to take time to look back and see what we’ve done and what we can do more moving forward. Without pondering on such things, we won’t have a set direction. God says we must set our eyes on the goal and in order to do that, we must know what steps we need to take to accomplish that. Have you taken the time this week to set priorities this year? and set goals for yourself spiritually, financially, for your family, and for this year? I have a list of questions to help lead in reflection and goal-setting.
Biggest Memories of 2023:
- What was the single best thing that happened this past year?
- What was the single most challenging thing that happened this year?
- What was an unexpected joy this past year?
- What was an unexpected obstacle?
- Pick 3 words to describe this past year.
- What three things are you most thankful for from this past year?
- What is something you did in 2023 that you are proud of?
- What were the best books you read this year? (including scipture) or did you even read the Bible this year? Can you say you have read a whole book of the Bible?
- What was the most enjoyable and challenging part of your work (both professionally and at homes)?
- What’s most valuable in your life right now?
- What’s something (big and small) that brings pleasure to my life right now?
- What seems like it is missing in your life right now?
Growth
- In what ways did you grow emotionally?
- In what ways did you grow spiritually?
- In what ways did you grow physically?
- In what ways did you grow in your relationship with others?
- Who were your most valuable relationships with? What did you do for those?
- How did you better yourself as a wife/husband, mother/father, sister/brother, aunt/uncle, friend, co-worker?
- What was your biggest personal change from January to December in 2023?
- What was your single most time waster and what was the best way you used your time?
- What was the biggest thing you learned this past year?
- What were the top 3 hardest lessons you learned this year?
- Create a phrase or statement that describes this past year for you.
2024 Intentions:
- What bad habit do you want to break?
- How much money do you want to save?
- What apps will you delete that waste your time?
- What are three new foods you’d like to try?
- What is one new skill you’d like to learn? What training do you need to take to learn?
- What person inspires you to be more like them? What do you need to do to be like them?
- What are you going to improve on?
- What place do you want to visit?
- What two ways can you help others?
- What two main things are you looking forward to this year?
- What two new things do you want to try?