A Few Resolutions

Another year is upon us and we are faced again with a barrage of suggestions for personal resolutions promising success, health and happiness. We are pressed to make each year better than the last. Suggestions abound to review the past year and to look with enthusiastically high and lofty goals to the next.

As one post I read on facebook said, "If you aim at nothing, chances are that is what you are going to hit.  In a few days 45% of America will make a New Years resolution and of those who do; they are 10 times more likely to see the desired changes come into their life, than those who made no resolution."

There is an inspiration making its way around the internet. Find an empty jar, they say, and as the year passes write out on slips of paper all of the good things as they happen during the year. On New Year’s Eve next year, read the slips and review the joys of the year. A very worthy ambition, is it not?

Let’s go into this year as a church family with a few resolutions together. Please feel free to comment on this page to do the following:

·        Let’s commit to abiding in Christ, the Vine that gives life to His branches that they may bear MUCH fruit.

·        Let’s commit anew to praying for each other, for our church and for our leaders DAILY.

·        Let’s commit to edifying one another and encouraging one another DAILY.

·        Let’s commit to sharing a “family jar” of joys and answered prayers.

·        Let’s make a goal of praising God together, right here.

·        Let’s commit to making this a year full of praises that we can review at year’s end.

Father God, we boldly approach Your throne of grace, grateful for the privilege. Thank You, Father for this fresh New Year. Thank You for our wonderful church family. Thank You for this sweet and precious body of believers with whom we may worship You, The One True God.

Praise You, Father for our leaders. Please bless them in this New Year. Give them wisdom, strength and guidance as they strive to follow You. Bless their families with health and wellness, joy and peace. Clearly show them, Lord the ways You would have us serve You. May You find us faithful to Your call and to Your work as we look forward to Your coming. In You we place our trust and our hope.

We ask, Dear Lord, that You would bless us this year with countless magnificent ways to praise You. May we join together for the uplifting of our church in worshipful praise and thanksgiving. May this year find us faithful to edifying one another as brothers and sisters.

We praise You Father and pray You would count us worthy to serve You and each other throughout the coming year. May our work be acceptable to You, Almighty God and may it bear much fruit to the praise and glory of Your Name! AMEN and AMEN!