“Your future is greater than your destiny. Your history does not need to define your destiny. Jesus Christ has got a great plan, purpose, and destiny for your life.” ~ Christine Caine
Another year is closing and a New Year is here already! Crazy how time flies by so quickly! It’s been an incredible year, full of up’s and down’s, and inside out changes all around. Now it’s time to take what 2018 has taught us and propel into 2019 with all of it!
These past weeks, with Christmas break and all has been full of rest and restoration for me. A chance to sit back and relax and just be still. Something we all tend to take for granted, I know I do at many times. We feel as if we have to be doing something to be productive, call it our Martha syndrome, right? Why can’t we, more often than not just sit and be still, after all that’s what Mary did, as she sat at the feet of Jesus while others were making preparations all around. Sometimes we need to stop, not worry about what needs to be done, and just take time to sit, to be still, and engage with people. Be that listening ear, be that person that someone can talk to, and be a friend. Don’t get so caught up in the hustle of day to day activities that we forget why we are here in the first place. Let’s live out our faith and be the hands and feet of Jesus in a world so desperate for His attention.
I don’t want to just be someone who talks about her faith. I don’t want to be someone who just writes about her faith. I want to be the girl who gets up everyday and lives her faith out with all she’s got! Now I can pretty much guarantee that there will be days that I’m just not going to feel this at all, but isn’t that the beauty of it all? It’s the challenge! The challenge is what keeps us going. It’s what keeps our hearts in check and our souls alive! Each day we get up and conquer our fears and take one step closer to our dreams and goals, we can stand strong in our fight. If we never try something, we never know if we would’ve been able to do it at all, if we never say yes to something, we never know what would’ve been, and if we just talk about doing something and never do it then how are we going to accomplish anything?
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Ephesians 3:20 (NLT)
So with this New Year and all, is there a word sticking out to you for this upcoming year? Has God placed something on your heart? How are you living out your faith?
For me, one word that sticks out is Promise. To remember that staying faithful in my walk and God will fulfill His promise to me, in His timing. To remain faithful in the waiting and God’s timing is everything.
Blessings,
