The dawn of a new year is fast approaching. With a new year comes optimism, plans and ambitions and dare I say resolutions for great and lofty things.
In a recent conversation with JC, He made clear it’s all well and good to aim to be better, to want the best things and ask for it, but in all the scheming and planning, weigh out the costs and benefits.
JC can make the job, house, car, husband etc all available in a week.
Yes! What an amazing testimony that’ll be, but remember the case of Job, all’s not placed in your hands and revealed to your understanding, should the purpose of the journey be lost on you ( Job 42, God didn’t reveal the spiritual goings on that brought about Job’s suffering)
Revelations 21 vs 27
Nothing unclean, no one who does anything detestable, and no liars will ever enter it. Only those whose names are written in the lamb’s Book of Life will enter it.
That’s what JC cares about – whether your relationship with Him will stand the test of time and last till eternity.
No doubt he cares about what your care about, your every need is his call, but he cares about nothing more than where you’ll end up. And to gurrantee that it’s a fair deal (which works out best for you which ever way you look at it) he’s said,
Mathew 6 vs 33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
And easy as that may sound to do, it’s incredibly difficult.
It’s more thank picking one, two or three church activities that you’re passionate about. It’s more than just saying to the Lord, “this is what I want and need, you know I’m working in the church.”
It’s about wanting what He wants, doing things the way he wants it, it’s revamping your life – your thoughts, actions everything, so it’s focused on eternity. It’s being wierd by earthly standards. It’s not just being “moved” by the Spirit, you’re not a robot and he’s not pushing buttons on a remote control “moving” you to do things. It’s knowing and being certain. It’s being resolved to take that spiritual relationship to the next level.
In the same chapter, he talks about asking in order to receive. That goes to asking for a dynamic and growing relationship with him, not just for bread and butter…
So as 2010 comes with the new day, decide to make each day count towards really making it. Have a year that’s all about eternity, all about JC. See if everything else won’t fall into place. I dare you.
