New Years Resolution

 I started my "One Year Devotion" book by Susie Shellenburger again today.  My goal is to do them everyday through finals.  If I can do that, then we will set a new goal.  Baby steps   I remember hearing that in a sermon sometime.

I realized today that that "when it comes to establishing an intimate, growing relastionship with Jesus Christ, it's important to pay attention to the details."  The 2 most important details are (1) Being committed to God required 100% and (2) Being committed to God required meeting with him daily.

Wow.  That was a lot to take in.  I consider myself "committed to God," but He doesn't have 100% of me, and I very rarely spend time talking with him anymore - which I feel bad for. 

I was reading the scriptures beside it, and 1 Chronicles 22:19 really hit me hard.  It talks about God's people seeking God so that they can put the Ark of the Covenant and God's holy vessels inside the temple.  How do i fit in this???  Hmm... My body and my mind is God's temple.  So I need to purify my body and my mind and seek God with everything I am so that he can fill me with his Holy Spirit and do His work through me. 

I don't want to have a complacent life or faith anymore.  I want to do something about it.  I've started recycling, and turning lights off, and the heat down, and unplguing things when they're not in use.  Simple things like that.  Global warming.  it's gonna be here before we know it.  And so why not make a spiritual change as well?  I'm going to start reading my Bible more and listening to God and following Him. 

You know what?  I hope I get persecuted.  I hope my non-Christian, or week-faithed friends confront me and challenge me because it is in the midst of persecution that faith grows the most and i want my faith to grow.  More than anything. 

So what about you?  If you're living an active life good for you!  Keep up the good work!  If you're like me and living a complacent life, do u want to change???  Then do something about it.  If you need ideas, talk to me and I will hook u up with whatever you need.

A great friend of mine use to tell me everytime I use to say, "I don't like it." he would respond, "then change it."