There are only some days left of this 12 months and our ideas are turning towards the brand new 12 months. How ought to we method it? What type of resolutions ought to one make? How may we finish this 12 months effectively and begin the brand new 12 months even higher? Valid questions and God will reply them after we take time to prayerfully take into account them. My aim for subsequent 12 months (and the remainder of my life) is to have a wealthy relationship with God. And that’s what I pray for you too. There is nothing else on this world that satisfies like Jesus.
“Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.” (Luke 12:21, NLT)
It is sensible to make an end-year stock of your life, to see in the event you’re on the appropriate path, and whether or not you’re utilizing your items for God’s glory or not. You see, it’s manner too straightforward to start out hoarding stuff for your self and overlook God’s plans on your life. It is manner too straightforward to start out worrying about issues and overlook to wish and launch these issues to God. Yes, it’s manner too straightforward to remain inside your consolation zone and to cease asking what’s it God needs you to do.
A wealthy relationship with God
Stop filling your life with every thing however God. Because earthly safety doesn’t convey safety. Earthly wealth doesn’t make you content. Only a wealthy relationship with God does it. Only after we know God, we’re completely satisfied and safe, and fulfilled. So if these are your objectives, the motion plan is easy: get to know God intimately. Because of Jesus, it’s potential. There is nothing however you to hinder you from having a wealthy relationship with God. In the phrases of Jonathan Bailey “God is an eternal discovery. The deeper we go, the deeper He gets. The more we know, the more He reveals.”
So make a plan for subsequent 12 months to have a richer relationship with God. Arrange your life to have extra time with Jesus. You can do it. Be constant in your devotion life. The extra time you spend with Jesus, the richer relationship you’ll have. And the advantages of such a wealthy relationship with God are out of this world: much less concern and nervousness, extra pleasure and peace inside you. That’s grace in motion. Receive it with gladness, rejoice in Jesus. God is so good to us!
Gracious God,
We love you and we’re in awe of you.
Thank you for sending Jesus to redeem us and restore our relationship with you.
We wish to have a wealthy relationship with you.
Show us how our relationship with you possibly can change into richer and stronger.
Guide us as we plan subsequent 12 months, might we use our time properly on your glory.
Thank you for offering for us additionally this coming 12 months.
In Jesus’ identify, we pray,
Amen
P.S.
Be blessed, my fellow pilgrim, as you search God’s steerage for the brand new 12 months. Make your principal aim for the brand new 12 months (and the remainder of your life) to have a wealthy relationship with God. You could be sure, God will reply your prayer for this as a result of it’s what He needs with all his youngsters. And relaxation assured, there may be nothing higher, extra fulfilling, and extra thrilling than this. So you possibly can not have a greater plan for the brand new 12 months! Blessings as you give up your plans for Jesus!