Assertiveness

Word of the year:

            This year will be the second time I have chosen a word exemplify my life. This 2017 year the  word that I decided to choose is:

“assertiveness” 

which means to having or showing a personality that is both confident and forceful.  I am guilty to admit I have been on the other side of this word which is lazy or lacking at times in years past. Anything can change if it is pressing enough to find the change, in living out this word for the year I have adopted a common saying that everyone recites but am using and working so far “new year new possibilities.” 

            One easy way I want to assert myself by sitting down an hour or two at night and actively looking to what can be accomplished for the next day along with planning it out. Before the next day starts setting my alarm is going to become more of a thing so I can forcefully make better choices and make myself a stronger person out of the challenge.  Life is anything you want to make it to be and I want to be confident in all areas of my life with my fiancé, my family and new family, career, jobs, and to push to new things to try. I want to be at yellow instead of the red light so when I see something I can push the gas pedal down so I can be driving whether it for be my goals, money, habits, intentions…..etc with focus and sincerity. The part of personality that helps is I’m mostly a pretty positive and upbeat person.

            The most important way I want to be assertive is to continue to establish my faith in God. Ways I am doing that are daily devotionals in the morning and quiet time with prayer. He has been there when I had to assert myself to overcome obstacles in my way and had to go around and I know through my situations in the past instilling confidence without fear.  He will always be with me and promises he will never leave our side even when we are at our worst days and facing our worst fears. In this God with instill a more confident and stronger.

God is good all the time 

and 

all the time God is good

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

~ Andrew