New Year's Resolutions.  Did you make any?  And, how are you coming along in achieving your 2007 goals?  Like many, by now the New Year's Resolutions that you were so passionate about at the beginning of the year have faded into the chaos of everyday life.  So, what were your resolutions?  Were they health related?  You know: exercise, eat right, lose weight.  Were they spiritual related?  Develop a daily quiet time, memorize bible verses, read the Bible in one year.  Were they relationship related?  Spend more time with friends, spouse, children.  Were they financial?  Tithing, spend less, save more.  Maybe you had a combination of all of these areas.  Most of the time, the goals we set for ourselves can be so numerous that the task is too daunting and we don't accomplish anything.  Discouragement and condemnation set in.  These are not feelings from God.  They are feelings and thoughts the enemy gives us.  So, if we give in to  those thoughts, the only one that experiences victory at the close of 2007 is satan.  Let's not let that happen!

 

Try this. 

 

Write down all those desires on your heart (or if you wrote them down at the start of the year, get them out).  Reflect and pray over the list and ask God to show you two or three things that would help you reap a harvest and focus on only those things.  By concentrating on only a couple of things, you are more likely to achieve success and dispel those discouraging thoughts. 

 

So, dust off those New Year's Resolutions and get focused!

 

 

Was having a deeper walk with God one of your New Year's Resolutions?  Then plan on coming to the BaysideWomen's Encounter Retreat.  This retreat is a life-changing experience and is planned for May 4-5 at the Lake Aurora Christian Camp and Retreat Center.  For more information or to register, come by the BaysideWomen's table in the foyer.

 

"Love one another from the heart." 1 Peter 1:22

Warmly,

Valerie