Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 11:1
Be imitators of me, [Paul] just as I also am of Christ.
Do you ever consider making New Year's Resolutions? Now might be the time to start praying about what God would like you to work on in your life.
I hear Christians purposely ignore different aspects of their life under the heading of "freedom." They don't want to get legalistic about life...just fly by the seat of their pants.
I don't want to be legalistic, as in the Pharisees, either. But we are to imitate Christ, and Christ was D*I*S*C*I*P*L*I*N*E*D! He sought out His Father's will, and He did it.
I am going to seek out what God wants me to work on. Right now I'm sensing that my main 2009 resolution will have to do with prayer. I treasure my time in the Word, and no longer need *rules* about that. But let me tell you, a checklist was where it had to start. Indeed that sounds legalistic, but actually it was needed discipline.
I'm asking myself these questions:
- Are you in the Word consistently?
- Are you attending a Bible teaching church?
- Are you careful about what goes into your mind?
- Does your family feel prioritized?
- Is your living space orderly and clean?
- Are you feeding His Temple (your body) what it needs?
- Are you exercising?
- Do you spend time with God in prayer?
- Are you getting enough sleep?
- Are you stuck in a sin issue that is defeating you?
Part of readying ourselves for His coming, Christmas, is looking at ourselves and asking, "Am I growing in Him?"
Start thinking about, doodling about, and praying about how you want to grow in 2009.
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