December 30, 2005

• I love new beginnings! The New Year is a perfect opportunity to evaluate the past year and make goals for the upcoming one. Proverbs says that man makes his plans but the Lord directs his steps. Our plans should always be made with the faith and knowledge that God’s plan will ultimate prevail.

  
  

  I’ve found in my life that if I aim for nothing I normally reach it. I may not always obtain the goals that I set each year but I find that it’s so helpful to evaluate different areas of my life to see if my actions are lining up with God’s Word. God’s Word is the standard. God’s Word needs to be the standard that we evaluate our life by and thereby set our goals.

  
  

  So, I’m prayerfully and thoughtfully evaluating what I’d like to see changed in my life this coming year. I’m pondering where I’d like to be in 10 years. I’ll be nearly 60 years old in 10 years. How can I live today and the coming days to fulfill the Titus 2 mandates of the older woman?  I’m considering areas of  my health, spiritual life, my home and my relationships. I’m nearing 50 years old and the reality that most of my life is behind me with fewer years ahead looms over my thoughts. I want my days and time left to be used for God’s glory. I don’t want to haphazardly live my last days with no thought of my future destination when I stand before the throne of my Creator.

  
  

  I have quite a few areas already defined but hope to add a few more before the end of this year.

  
  

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  It’s easy with the daily hustle and bustle to forget where our true home is… where our final destination remains. I was reading in Revelations 5 this morning. What a way to start the morning!

  
  

  “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousands times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the Elders. In a loud voice they sang:

  
  

  ” Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”

  
  

  Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing:

  
  

  “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

  
  

  Image….one hundred million and twenty-eight beings are circling God’s throne and singing their songs of praise for the Lamb and his salvation. One hundred million and twenty eight beings!  What a glorious visual! Can you picture it? Then all creation joins in with the song!

  
  

  This is where we are headed. Heaven is our home. How often I forget that and set up permanent camp here among the passing away of the things that will rust and decay. My citizenship is not of this world.  Each day brings me closer to the reality that I will not be here for long. My  body is aging quickly… my mind is weakened… my strength is fading. Each of the days left in my life need to count for eternity. Our days need to be redeemed for God’s glory. Each day needs to be lived according to His Word and purposefully! 

  
  

   I want to live biblically and on PURPOSE this year.

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