New Year, New Me, "New" Purpose

In accordance with tradition, I am among many who are setting new years resolutions. Some will be trying to lose weight and some will be trying to get a better job, ever seeking that perfect body, perfect life, perfect happiness. I have tried and failed at setting and keeping resolutions in the past and often find myself at odds with what exactly my purpose is. A friend recently asked me "what defines you" during a late night conversation. I struggled with the answer, I am runner, a student, a lover of travel...but I couldn't think of an all encompassing thing that I could say defined my life. After careful examination, I believe that the right answer is and should have been Christianity. I once lived on the motto from a camp I hold dear and firmly believed that I was here to teach the person and character of Jesus Christ. But somehow in the hustle and bustle of everyday life I have managed to lose the faith and the beliefs I held so firmly too. I have been searching for a purpose, searching for something to be passionate about but have been going about it all wrong, seeking in terms of "what do I want to do with my life", "what do I want to be", "what will make me happy". I'm not exactly sure why seeking a deeper and more intimate relationship with god did not occur me before now but to that all I can say that is for every time there is a season. So here I am, making a new years resolution that I hope to not only keep for this year but for a life time. 40 days for the rest of my life.