THAT LIFE FOREVER
Welcome to 2007! By now, I imagine that many New Years resolutions have been made, and sadly many of those resolutions have once again been broken. Or, on their way to be short lived goals.
PROVERBS 20:25 Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.
For several years now I have not made a new years resolution, for the simple reason that most resolutions do not offer a change to who the person is, just to a habit we want to quit. I wanted something more. I needed something that would take command of my life in a positive way, that would not only benefit me but to those around me.
In a local newspaper last Sunday (New Years Eve) several people were asked if they made resolutions. The first person’s reply hit it right on the head, for me. This lady responded by saying, that as a child of God, she always strove and tried to grow in her walk with the Lord.
Yes! That was it! It wasn’t a resolution, it was a commitment. A commitment to grow in communion with Christ. It is not a yearly commitment, it is a daily commitment. Each day offers new challenges and the possibilities of doing things right or doing them wrong. And, like any other person who breathes on this earth, doing things right is not always accomplished.
There are days when my communion with the Lord is like being at the opposite end of a long table, with all the nourishment at the Lord’s end of the table, while I am left with stale bread and an empty cup. But, when I am on the right course, the table is gone and I can feel the presence of the Lord around me, and all that I hunger is gone.
Every day I hope to grow more and more in communion with Christ, realizing that some days I may end up a bit hungry, but I will not give up. It is worth much more than any New Years resolution.
Below is a song I composed back on January 2, 2001. It is my prayer to God, and hope for all.
Life Forever
“I want to live life, just as you lived life,
my life as your life, that life forever.
You gave your all to save all the people,
your life for their life, your life forever.
The strength you showed us, led to believing,
all the we can do, just by receiving.
All that we must do, is put all our faith in
all that you say, to make our lives win.
You make the sun shine, clear all the gray skies,
you breathe new life in to those you hear cry.
Lead us from darkness, show us the pathway,
light up our own eyes to see the right way.
If we do wander, please come and find us,
we need your guidance, someone we can trust.
I want to live life, just as you lived life,
my life as your life, that life forever.
You gave your all to save all the people,
your life for their life, your life forever.”
Amen
Welcome to 2007! By now, I imagine that many New Years resolutions have been made, and sadly many of those resolutions have once again been broken. Or, on their way to be short lived goals.
PROVERBS 20:25 Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.
For several years now I have not made a new years resolution, for the simple reason that most resolutions do not offer a change to who the person is, just to a habit we want to quit. I wanted something more. I needed something that would take command of my life in a positive way, that would not only benefit me but to those around me.
In a local newspaper last Sunday (New Years Eve) several people were asked if they made resolutions. The first person’s reply hit it right on the head, for me. This lady responded by saying, that as a child of God, she always strove and tried to grow in her walk with the Lord.
Yes! That was it! It wasn’t a resolution, it was a commitment. A commitment to grow in communion with Christ. It is not a yearly commitment, it is a daily commitment. Each day offers new challenges and the possibilities of doing things right or doing them wrong. And, like any other person who breathes on this earth, doing things right is not always accomplished.
There are days when my communion with the Lord is like being at the opposite end of a long table, with all the nourishment at the Lord’s end of the table, while I am left with stale bread and an empty cup. But, when I am on the right course, the table is gone and I can feel the presence of the Lord around me, and all that I hunger is gone.
Every day I hope to grow more and more in communion with Christ, realizing that some days I may end up a bit hungry, but I will not give up. It is worth much more than any New Years resolution.
Below is a song I composed back on January 2, 2001. It is my prayer to God, and hope for all.
Life Forever
“I want to live life, just as you lived life,
my life as your life, that life forever.
You gave your all to save all the people,
your life for their life, your life forever.
The strength you showed us, led to believing,
all the we can do, just by receiving.
All that we must do, is put all our faith in
all that you say, to make our lives win.
You make the sun shine, clear all the gray skies,
you breathe new life in to those you hear cry.
Lead us from darkness, show us the pathway,
light up our own eyes to see the right way.
If we do wander, please come and find us,
we need your guidance, someone we can trust.
I want to live life, just as you lived life,
my life as your life, that life forever.
You gave your all to save all the people,
your life for their life, your life forever.”
Amen
posted by John | Thursday, January 04, 2007
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