My New Years Resolution as a Question

I've heard we will be ore productive with our resolutions every year IF we address them with a question. So here's my question I will attempt to ask myself daily: 

Will I take God at His WORD and will I PRAY more in 2016?

GODS WORD is vital to our walk with God. We cannot define God and our relationship with Him apart from His Word. We will never know God apart from His Word. We cannot claim His promises without His Word.

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Joshua‬ ‭1:8‬

So I am focused on spending even greater time with Him in His Word this year!

I will start with greater discipline around the time I spend with Him this year and the time I share with Him alongside my family and friends. I will be more conscious and purposeful with time in His Word. I will continue in those things that have eternal value and are centered around His Kingdom.

PRAYER is an area of our lives we often place last. Perhaps you too wait to pray or it becomes the last thing you do? We need to have a constant connection with Jesus. This isn't found by being on social media, watching TV or even in our social times out with friends but during those quiet moments alone w/ God.

I will be mindful of stillness and quiet times before the Lord.

“So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭5:16‬

Jesus did this often during His ministry: Mark 1:35; Matthew 14:23; Luke 6:12. What makes me think I can do it differently or better w/o quiet & alone time with Him.

Reminded this new year of the importance of having discipline in our spiritual walk. Read: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Meditate upon it. We know it's our spiritual discipline that matters most. Is our time purposeful and are we focused on eternity?

“For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.” 1 Timothy‬ ‭4:8‬

Sure I have a desire to tone and build muscle while running a new race this year BUT that cannot be my primary goal. Besides physical fitness this year, I desire to take up even more my spiritual training.

Will I take God at His WORD and will I PRAY more in 2016?

Join me and let's make a difference by the time spent in His Word, Prayer and sharing Jesus with our spouse, kids, family, friends and a lost and fallen world. We can only share Jesus after we've spent time with Him and have gotten to know Him more.