Happy New Year

Jesus has given us everything that we need in order to believe, serve and live for Him.  He gave us His Holy Spirit and His word.

June the 29th, I received a devotional book from First Baptist Church Chipley Fla at a festival. I began this book on July 1, the second half of the year for the first half of the book.  I have constantly been amazed at how often the day's lesson was just what I needed.  God is good and His timing is perfect. I am very excited to begin the second half of this book tomorrow and see what blessings God has for me this year.

To summarize this book and to use it to form New Year  Resolutions  for 2014, here is my list:

1) Begin each day praising and worshiping God and ask Him to open my eyes and heart to opportunities to serve Him daily by serving others....Pay it forward".   "Lord Make me  a channel of your blessings today."

2) Make me a person of  Prayer:
to pray out of desire, not duty
to pray about everything and before everything
to pray with a humble spirit that reaches your heart
to pray in the name of your Precious Son, Jesus.

To recognize that:
Prayer restores, heals and gives rest to my soul
Prayer puts me near the heart of God
Prayer is essential to the Father/child relationship

Lord, teach me to pray according to your will and character for what will bring honor and glory to you with an obedient heart; asking and believing, by Faith with persistence and determination and a forgiving heart

3) To Study and Apply the Word of God.
Help me to apply your wisdom to: My work, my walk and my worship.
Help my to fall in love with you more every day by falling in love with your Word.
Help me to be a doer of the Word and not a hearer only.
Help me to hide thy word in my heart so that I may not sin against you
Help your words to direct my path

Lord help me to:
Love and be Loved
To be encouraged and encourage
To forgive and be forgiven
To know truth and speak truth
To Trust and Obey
To Trust God and do good
To delight in your Word and
To delight in You  Lord.

Happy New Years
Tomorrow begins a new Chapter