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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 6:18
… pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
Hello friends-
Happy New Year!! It’s hard to believe that it’s 2009, since the past year seemed to go by so fast. Rather than reflect on all the things that went by in 2008 - although you know I enjoy being reflective on the past - I’m curious to see what is to come; God’s got something in store for all of us, so there’s a world of possibilities coming up.
A lot of people this time of year will also try to commit to resolutions for the entire year. Plenty of jokes reveal that resolutions typically don’t last long, either, so I never completely understood the drive people have to do it every year. However, I do understand the drive to “do better” or to “be better.” Whether it’s to lose weight, get better grades, wake up earlier, read the Bible more often, floss more, pray more, call friends more often, get something accomplished, or whatever it might be - there are probably very few people who don’t have something they wouldn’t have something along these lines. I for one would like to be more active in not just making art but getting into galleries. That would be awesome. But in all of our resolutions, whatever it happens to be, I don’t know what the success would be if God isn’t at the center of it and making it happen. Of course WE have our responsibilities, but shouldn’t we also invite God into what we want to do? More than that, shouldn’t we let Him be the one to guide how we do something if we should even do it at all? Will we treat other people and our bodies right, because humans are made in the image of God? Will we do better in school not because it’s the right thing to do, but because God would want us to be good stewards of our classes? Or even reading and praying to get to know God more, rather than try to ‘get on His good side?’ There’s a multitude of ways that God can be involved in the things we desire to do, since he’s the one that invented desire in the first place! And with HIM anything is possible!
So my invitation to you and a reminder to myself is to pray diligently as you move and act in your world. Pray that as you choose to do something, God would aid you-or redirect you. Be open to His voice and His calling (even if you don’t like it at first)… when you feel that little nudge by God, how might you respond? Ask God to come into your life directly and to give you strength to accomplish the tasks before you. I pray that each of us would seek Him in our efforts so that we not only would succeed for His glory but also that we would know without doubt that we are not alone.
In love and in Him,
Your sister,
Yvonne
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 6:18
… pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
Hello friends-
Happy New Year!! It’s hard to believe that it’s 2009, since the past year seemed to go by so fast. Rather than reflect on all the things that went by in 2008 - although you know I enjoy being reflective on the past - I’m curious to see what is to come; God’s got something in store for all of us, so there’s a world of possibilities coming up.
A lot of people this time of year will also try to commit to resolutions for the entire year. Plenty of jokes reveal that resolutions typically don’t last long, either, so I never completely understood the drive people have to do it every year. However, I do understand the drive to “do better” or to “be better.” Whether it’s to lose weight, get better grades, wake up earlier, read the Bible more often, floss more, pray more, call friends more often, get something accomplished, or whatever it might be - there are probably very few people who don’t have something they wouldn’t have something along these lines. I for one would like to be more active in not just making art but getting into galleries. That would be awesome. But in all of our resolutions, whatever it happens to be, I don’t know what the success would be if God isn’t at the center of it and making it happen. Of course WE have our responsibilities, but shouldn’t we also invite God into what we want to do? More than that, shouldn’t we let Him be the one to guide how we do something if we should even do it at all? Will we treat other people and our bodies right, because humans are made in the image of God? Will we do better in school not because it’s the right thing to do, but because God would want us to be good stewards of our classes? Or even reading and praying to get to know God more, rather than try to ‘get on His good side?’ There’s a multitude of ways that God can be involved in the things we desire to do, since he’s the one that invented desire in the first place! And with HIM anything is possible!
So my invitation to you and a reminder to myself is to pray diligently as you move and act in your world. Pray that as you choose to do something, God would aid you-or redirect you. Be open to His voice and His calling (even if you don’t like it at first)… when you feel that little nudge by God, how might you respond? Ask God to come into your life directly and to give you strength to accomplish the tasks before you. I pray that each of us would seek Him in our efforts so that we not only would succeed for His glory but also that we would know without doubt that we are not alone.
In love and in Him,
Your sister,
Yvonne