22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 “ The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,“ Therefore I hope in Him!”
(Lamentations 3:22-24, New King James Version)
Are you ready for the New Year?
I am.
My hubby turn to me and asked if I had any New Year resolution and I told him, “Not really”, but I do have “God’s Resolutions” that He has planned for me and that’s good enough.
I’m just working on His promises that are without boundaries of any other time, and are on His time, not mine or on time that is defined by man and one day, mean nothing in His domain.
The biggest thing is really continuing what I’m resolving to do which is to pursue Him with an active eagerness to have and live a faith that is active and alive and not subject to “habits” or checkmarks off a list.
Not an easy thing to do sometimes, living in a world that seems to be measured in blocks or lists, compared to our Heavenly Father’s world.
I find myself resolved, to really read His word and not on my favorite books in the bible, or familiar books in the bible, or what I choose at random, but rather, through reading through His entire Word be it in 90 days or through the daily readings that have become a good habit each day.
When I got over the hurdle of reading His word, to “accomplished” a check mark and straightening my thought process to think instead, I need to read His word to grow, to mature and to have a better relationship with Him, I found myself “on fire” to really read and make reading His word a part of my life.
Using the Life Journal and S.O.A.P. method, has been a great help and I’ve been humbled how much I am learning and didn’t know from reading His word.
I found myself having it led on my heart other things that I needed to be humbled and refined of:
- developing a better and stronger prayer life
- commiting His word not just short term, but permantely to memory and to heart
- seek Him on His terms and not mine, I can’t and shouldn’t try to control or define my relationship with Him, by my terms but by His terms and just give it to Him and when I mean give it to Him, not give it to Him and just dwell.
Then there are other things that He really has convicted and laid on my heart, that I have felt convicted by Him to really listen to Him and work on.
Things that I have had shelved and well…He’s telling me…it’s time to start taking things off the shelf, trust Him, go through and work on and then give it to Him once and for all where He will do with it what He knows only and correctly it should be handled.
He knows what He has planned for me already.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11, New King James Version)
Me? I just need to just trust Him. Whatever I have plan for me, the reality is that I’m not in control, He is and He has something better than I could or would want to try and plan for myself.
Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? Maybe wanting a stronger, better relationship with our Heavenly Father?
Maybe you don’t know Him yet or have a personal relationship with Him?
If you don’t or have been thinking about it, maybe this is the best time and hey, great time, to learn what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
It’s an amazing journey and though not always easy, the love and grace, is worth the time and investment.Do this for no one else but for our Heavenly Father and yourself. Make this an amazing 2010, where you either started or strengthen a fantastic relationship with our Heavenly Father.
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This sounds great to me. I planned so many goals for this year that were just not in line with His plan for me. He narrows it down! Thank you for these words!
Blessings.
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