Still on the topic of new year resolutions....

Wanted to share this with all my friends...I received this from my personal coach, who has always been an inspiring woman to me.

Five New Year’s resolutions for any Christian leader

One of the most misunderstood Beatitudes of Jesus may be one of the most important for you to master in 2010:

“Happy are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5).

Let’s be honest. It sounds ludicrous. You’d think to inherit the earth you’d have to climb over everyone else first. But we’ve lost the true meaning of meekness. Meek doesn’t mean weak. Jesus and Moses were described as meek, and they certainly were anything but weak. Meekness really means strength under control. The Greek word referred to a wild horse tamed or medicine that could tame a fever.

Strength under control is an important characteristic of any Christian leader.
A leader who can’t control his or her strength can’t lead others to do likewise.

Here are five ways to keep your strength under control in 2010:

• When someone serves you, be understanding not demanding.
• When somebody disappoints you, be gentle and not judgmental.
• When someone disagrees with you, be tender without surrender.
• When someone corrects you, be teachable rather than unreachable.
• When somebody hurts you, be an actor not a reactor.

That’s real freedom. What more could you want in 2010?