Well, it's a new year! People around the globe are making resolutions and deciding how to better themselves based on their reflections of the previous year. The repetitive resolutions of working out, eating healthier, traveling more, finding a significant other and the most famous one - losing weight!
As I sat down this morning preparing to begin reflecting on the last year of my life and what resolution I should make...God had a different plan for me this morning :) He reminded me of His mercy, His compassion, His grace and His forgiveness. He reminded me that I should treat every day as New Year's Day and sit and reflect on how I can better myself, but most importantly how I can glorify Him in my simple everyday routine.
It reminded me of the movie "Groundhog Day"; where the weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again. We should find ourselves waking up and reflecting how Christ wants to mold us to look more like Him each day. We should have that "Groundhog" routine and reflect on Him over and over again. So instead of having a New Year's resolution, I wish to make daily resolutions and make the year 2013 a year to glorify God.
God also reminded me of the blessings He has gracefully given throughout the year. This year was an extremely trying year - financially, emotionally, and most importantly spiritually. I often found myself feeling worn out and sometimes numb from the stress I was under this year. But God revealed to me a passage in His Word that reminded me that His mercies and faithfulness are everlasting and they are new each day! He reminded me that even though I may be crawling through a valley, at the end of my journey is redemption's cross.
Let's be realistic...this year - like every year - is going to have its ups and downs. We will all have time in the valley and time on the mountain top. I pray that when I am in that valley and I feel dry, worn, and weary, that I will remember that God is good and He is faithful and He is the light that I can cling to in the darkness. That is my prayer for all of you as well.
I pray that God moves in my life this year so radically that I presently cannot fully fathom the plan He holds for me. I pray that I cling to my God's faithfulness when I am crawling through the dry and dark valley. I pray that when life is good and I am abundantly blessed, that I will not forget the power of my Lord Jesus Christ. Lastly I pray that in all things I do, think, and say - that God alone be glorified and that my life will illuminate the powerful name of Jesus Christ to all those I come in contact with.
I cannot wait to see what God has in store for me :) And I will definitely keep ya'll updated!
Joyfully HIS,
Whit
"The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning." - Lamentations 3:22-23
