Prayer – Lord, I praise You. Like the psalmist wrote—I praise you…like every creature ever created, I praise You. I’m not part of the people of Israel…but I love You Lord, and want to faithfully serve You---forever. Open my eyes and my heart showing me more of Yourself and how to serve You today and always. Help me to make and attain realistic spiritual goals for this coming year 2023.
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens!
Praise him from the skies! Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the
armies of heaven! Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling
stars! Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapors high above the clouds! Let
every created thing give praise to the LORD, for he issued his command, and
they came into being. He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will
never be revoked. Praise the LORD from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths,
fire and hail, snow and clouds, wind and weather that obey him, mountains and
all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all livestock, small
scurrying animals and birds, kings of the earth and all people, rulers and
judges of the earth, young men and young women, old men and children. Let them
all praise the name of the LORD. For his name is very great; his glory towers
over the earth and heaven! He has made his people strong, honoring his faithful
ones—the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the LORD! Psalm
148:1-14
Meditate with praise to the Lord as you consider goals for
next year.
This year
of 2022 is almost over. What
spiritual goals are you considering or making resolution plans for 2023? Here
are some things to consider when setting Spiritual Goals for the New Year:
1. What would you like to
accomplish spiritually this year?
2. What attitude or habit needs to
change?
3. How would you like God to use
you?
4. What ministry could utilize your
unique gifts?
5. What ministry could benefit from
your leadership?
6. What level of intimacy would you
like to have with God?
7. What friend would you like to
lead to Christ?
8. Who do you want to be your
mentor…and who do you want to mentor?
As you consider these questions, think about what steps you can take on a monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly basis to attain these goals. We need goals in lots of areas of our lives to challenge us—at work, at home, with physical fitness and with diet or nutrition (how many pounds do you want to lose this year?). Let me challenge you to seek to set some spiritual goals for 2023. Without a goal we fail to attain anything. As Lawrence J. Peter said…
If you don't know where you are
going, you will probably end up somewhere else.
Where
are you going spiritually in 2023?
Verse of Salvation ~ So be truly glad. There is
wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little
while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as
fire tests and purifies gold--though your faith is far more precious than mere
gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you
much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the
whole world. You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do
not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible
joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. 1
Peter 1:6-9
Memory Verse of the Week ~ Let everything that
breathes sing praises to the LORD! Praise the LORD! Psalm 150:6
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