Moving Into A New Year

My resolution that I want to establish throughout my life in this new year is inspired by the 30 Days To Live series that we did back in August. It was based on the following passage in Psalm 39.

“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.” Show me, God, my life’s end. Show me the number of my days. Show me how fleeting my life is.

I want to live in 2009 with the awareness that LIFE GOES BY FAST and MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED

I can get caught up in trying to rush through life acquiring things, trying to attain security, and achieving meaningless goals that our culture deems worthy. But so many of the things I focus on and worry about are extremely unimportant.

- I waste time regretting things from the past I can’t change.
- I settle for mediocrity trying to avoid difficult decisions and conversations.
- I get consumed with trying to be loved instead of loving others.
- I squander precious moments trying to control things I can’t control.

I don’t want those things to define my life.

I don’t want that to be my vision…because that vision cannot sustain God’s design for something as great as He has planned for me. That is a vision born out of thinking I have an endless amount of time on this earth to make the impact God has designed me to make and nothing could be further from the truth.

So in 2009 I’m making a resolution (I really don't like that word...it's more of a commitment) to view my life (my marriage, my job, my friendships, my purpose) through the understanding that LIFE GOES BY FAST and MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

I pray doing so will help me love deeper, pray harder, focus more intently, and seek to make the greatest impact with my one and only life that I possibly can.