Resolutions

But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. (Daniel 1:8)

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power. (2 Thess 1:11)

This is going to be my first holidays I've spent in Sydney since I became a Christian, and the first time in a long time that I've felt like I don't have anything to do. So just as Daniel resolved to be godly, and as God worked in the Thessalonians to fulfil their resolve for good, I am resolving to use these 2 weeks Christianly and productively, praying for God to work in me. So, for these 2 weeks, I resolve to -

• Read the Bible and Pray everyday
• Write my mini talk for SOTE by Friday
• Prepare my Sunday School lesson properly
• Prepare for my MYC Seminars
• Finish reading Chapman's Love Languages
• Read Romans and Romans PTC notes
• Study for my finance and maths subjects for next semester
• Spend time with Christians - just hanging out rather than "meeting up"
• Stop wasting time watching TV and chatting to people on MSN
• Try to sleep around 1am each night
  

and if I am lucky,

• Read Peterson's "Possessed by God"
• Write a series of Bible Studies for my Faculty Group next semester - either a series on Sanctification, or Mark, or Romans, or Acts. I'm pretty undecided at the moment.