I am writing this post three days before we enter 2012. There is no biblical mandate to do so, but I tend to view the beginning of a new year as a good time to make assessments of certain aspects of my life. One area in particular has to do with my service to God.
What I don’t want to do is to become nonchalant about what I do for the Lord. Rather, I want to make sure that I remain a vibrant servant for Him. Hopefully, you feel the same way. So have you seriously thought about what are your plans for God in 2012?
This post is not a call to making any New Year’s resolutions. No, it’s far more important than that. Consider Paul the apostle’s letter to the church at Corinth in which he wrote, “Be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord….” (1 Corinthians 15:58a). The word abounding in this verse comes from a root word that means to be more than enough or to be in abundance.
The point is rather clear that as Christians, we should never allow ourselves to become slack in serving the Lord. If we are not careful, that can happen to us over time.
This year was an extremely busy and productive year for me. I am impressed with the rate of growth of this blog page the past year, for example. I want to thank all of you for making that possible. The same is true of my website, which is located at a different domain. Also, I maintained a heavy preaching schedule this year.
I thank God for all that He blessed me to do this past year. Now, however, I am looking ahead to next year. I am very excited about my plans for God in 2012. And I want you to know that whatever God has called you to do is just as important as what He has called me or anybody else to do. In fact, our work for the Lord is the most important work in the world. Let us always embrace it as such.
Maybe you have had and are still facing serious challenges to your faithfully serving the Lord. Or perhaps, no one seems to appreciate what you do for the Lord and you question its worth. Well here is the rest of that verse I quoted above: “forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15;58b). So be encouraged. What you do for the Lord is never in vain. Finally, as you serve the Lord, may you experience heaven’s best for you in 2012.
Copyright © 2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
What I don’t want to do is to become nonchalant about what I do for the Lord. Rather, I want to make sure that I remain a vibrant servant for Him. Hopefully, you feel the same way. So have you seriously thought about what are your plans for God in 2012?
This post is not a call to making any New Year’s resolutions. No, it’s far more important than that. Consider Paul the apostle’s letter to the church at Corinth in which he wrote, “Be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord….” (1 Corinthians 15:58a). The word abounding in this verse comes from a root word that means to be more than enough or to be in abundance.
The point is rather clear that as Christians, we should never allow ourselves to become slack in serving the Lord. If we are not careful, that can happen to us over time.
This year was an extremely busy and productive year for me. I am impressed with the rate of growth of this blog page the past year, for example. I want to thank all of you for making that possible. The same is true of my website, which is located at a different domain. Also, I maintained a heavy preaching schedule this year.
I thank God for all that He blessed me to do this past year. Now, however, I am looking ahead to next year. I am very excited about my plans for God in 2012. And I want you to know that whatever God has called you to do is just as important as what He has called me or anybody else to do. In fact, our work for the Lord is the most important work in the world. Let us always embrace it as such.
Maybe you have had and are still facing serious challenges to your faithfully serving the Lord. Or perhaps, no one seems to appreciate what you do for the Lord and you question its worth. Well here is the rest of that verse I quoted above: “forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15;58b). So be encouraged. What you do for the Lord is never in vain. Finally, as you serve the Lord, may you experience heaven’s best for you in 2012.
Copyright © 2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
4 comments:
Happy New Year Frank!
I haven't really thought about what I plan to do for the Lord this year other than to continue walking with Him everyday and relying on Him in everything I do. I will continue to serve Him in the ministries I'm part of at church.
I pray every day although I don't read his word everyday. So perhaps I'd like to get back to that. I often feel God's nudging me to spend time with Him and listen to what he has to say.
Blessings,
Judy
Judy,
Thanks for reading and commenting. Sounds like a good plan for this year. To me, the key is that we remain passionate for Him. To do that, we have to make sure that we don't allow the busyness of life and of the ministry to squeeze God out of our daily schedule.
Blessings
Very inspiring post!
Thank you so much,
I used to think a lot about my plans to improve my spiritual life in 2012 just as before any other New Year. I actually love this holiday because is encourages us to finish pending business and to think over one's life and enter the new period of life quite refreshed and revived.
Thanks for commenting. I am a firm believer that when a person values his relationship with the Lord, he will at times assess the status of that relationship. Like you, I believe that when God blesses us to see a brand new year, it is a wonderful occasion for taking spiritual inventory.
Blessings
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