Tuesday, January 01, 2008

January 1, 2008

January 1st, 2008

2007 is history.

Some of us experienced joy, some pain. Some got married or had children. Some of us lost or changed jobs, or started new ones. Some of us started caring for elderly parents, some lost parents. Some saw loved ones saved; some continue to grieve the hardness of heart. Some of us experienced financial reversal or bills too large to pay some gained an inheritance. Some are breathing freer again because they are finally cancer-free for others they are not.
As we stand on the precipice peering into 2008, with a full year ahead not yet recorded in history, we wonder, "What will the year hold for us?"

I am not particularly fond of New Years resolutions because simply by setting them we increase the likelihood that we will not keep them.
If we set our hearts on one thing, one thing only, and that is God's glory I believe we can experience great joy and peace as we glorify God in the midst of every circumstance simply by having faith and looking to Jesus Christ in hope.
To glorify God doesn't mean that we are skipping though life blissfully happy. We can glorify God moment-by-moment by keeping Him preeminent in all things even the difficult.
As of 12:00:01 am, last night we have 527, 040 minutes until 2009 dawns. Should the Lord give you all of them on this earth, how will you spend them? How many of those minutes will you claim for God's glory?
Let's finish each day over the next 366, making a valiant effort to claim every single minute to His honor, praise and glory, for He alone is worthy.

Happy New Year,
Diane

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