Prayer – Lord, here I am at the last month of 2023. What do You have in mind for me to do during this last month of the year? I’m still in the “waiting” for You to return--but I know that I can serve You as You wish until You call me home! Souls to win...windows to wash...books to write?
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The LORD will work out his plans for my life—for your
faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me. Psalm
138:8
Meditate. Consider your goals or interests at the beginning
of 2023...and now.
Do you recall this quote from last January?
“It must be borne in mind
that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy
lies in having no goals to reach.” —Benjamin
E. Mays
Did you make any resolutions for the 2023 year and have you
reached any of those objectives or goals?
Here’s the challenge for 2023—written in December 2022 and
posted on the December 28, 2022 blog.
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 and daily 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?
Only 31 days left in 2023. What are you going to do in
those days to honor God? What spiritual goal will you set for yourself this
month…and for the coming year? I didn't exactly meet my 2023 goals--but I have managed to continue to blog every day this past year. I feel good about that, but I didn't get another children's book written. Oh well. Another year ahead of us all. If you are not a goal setter—how will you spend
your time during these last days in 2023?
Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table
Celebrating an early Christmas—with a family Chinese dinner—this weekend. A feast indeed!
Our Chinese Menu:
Egg
Rolls/Lumpia – we are making them ourselves. Learning experience for the
grandkids!
Beef
and Broccoli
Sweet &
Sour Shrimp
Teriyaki
Chicken
Fried
Rice
Cucumber
Salad
Jasmine
Tea
Dessert
– Angel Food Cake with Strawberries and Whipped Cream
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