2012 = continued goals + vibrant hopes.
I'm not a resolution girl, but I am daily forward-thinking.
It's a blessing & troublesome trait.
When I'm focused on Jesus, I can keep the past/present/future
in proper perspective... and it's as if I'm walking on water like Peter
in Matthew
14:26-33, NASB.
The
trouble comes when I find myself consistently
focusing on ME. That's why so much of 2011, I found myself identifying with
Sinking Peter as I cried out, "Lord! SAVE ME!!!"
I don't want to live like that anymore. I don't want to sinfully focus on ME. The abundant
living that Abba calls us to is much different than how I've been
living. Surely, in any storm, walking on water with Jesus is
less tiresome than thrashing with crazy fear gripping your
heart.
I imagine Peter woke up the next morning, resolving to
believe better. I know I do. I desperately long to walk in faith
daily, being fully convinced that my Abba IS helping
me: to love like Jesus, to live abundantly (with joy & hope), and to do the
good works HE wants me to do.
So, this year, my top daily goal is summed up in this
equation:
Each day + focus on Jesus = love + abundant life + EVERYTHING
ABBA has planned for me.
Don't you find it interesting that Peter didn't ask Jesus to
stop the storm before calling him out? What in the world was he
thinking??? I wonder if he instinctively knew that being WITH Jesus in
the middle of the storm is so much better than in our own?
Abba, I'm so glad you tell us Peter's story. You give me
hope as I remember that he was molded from weakness and flippancy into
the strong, immovable rock of the church. His letters reflect a strong
confidence in the power of Christ Jesus - to save and to change us. Thank you.
I do believe, Abba. Help me in my unbelief... to believe and to focus on
JESUS. In HIS name...
Thanks & credit to Do Not Depart for the
recent "Believing Better" series, which has greatly encouraged me and
challenged me to persevere. Believing Better Series,
on Do Not Depart
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