New Things In God's Hands

"Do not be anxious about anything. In everything resort to prayer and supplication together with thanksgiving and bring your requests before God." - Phillippians 4:6

Starting something new? A new job? A new project? A new relationship? Or is there something you've been working on that you want to get off the ground? Before, I used to worry a lot and wonder if whatever I was doing would work out well. I think that sometimes our doubts and insecurities get the best of us. The key to all these things and seeing success in your life is to put whatever you're starting in God's hands. At my job, I juggle about 8 projects at a time and every time a new one is starting, I go to church and present it to the Lord. I tell Him, "God, You know I have this going on. Please help me. I put this in Your hands so that You guide me and help me do a great job." And He always does exactly that. That's what you need to be doing. Your work, family, relationships, everything, put it into God's hands and He will let it grow. Even if you're a confidant person who sees the glass half full all the time, imagine how much more you could do if you put your projects in God's hands first! You see, nothing happens on this earth without the consent of God. There is nothing you can accomplish without His grace, so if you truly want to be blessed and prosper, make sure all new things you start this new year are founded on God first.

Today's Prayer:
Lord God, thank You for Your grace in my life. As I start 2008, I want to place all my new projects, work, family and relationships in Your hands for You to take care of for me. I know that nothing that's not based on You can grow, and I want to make sure my foundation is securely placed on Your love. In Your Name we pray, amen.

Happy New Year

"I say only this: forgetting what is behind me, I race forward and run towards the goal, my eyes on the prize to which God has called us from above in Christ Jesus." - Phillippians 3:13-14

With the new year, we always try to put in the past the mistakes we've made and look forward to starting over on a blank slate with new resolutions. But let's be honest - just like we're not going to stick to the diet, we're going to let God down. We might fall back into those sins we're trying so hard to leave behind. Here, Paul gives us a message of hope for all new things, forget what is behind you and move forward with your eyes on the prize! Don't hold on to the guilt of those past sins or feeling like you can't get forgiveness from the Lord because you can. We're bound to fall from time to time, but don't let that stop you, don't let that slow you down! We all have to keep racing towards our dreams and goals. Our life is one big race and the only way to win is to keep looking forward. When we look back at our mistakes, we carry them with us as dead weight and we will stumble and fall. 2008 is your year to set your relationship with the Lord on fire. He is wiping your slate clean and with repentance in your heart, He has forgotten all of your past. All you have to do now is look forward and keep on running.

Today's Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You for the new year and all I've grown in 2007. Help me to, like Paul, keep on racing towards You and never look back at the mistakes of my past. Help keep me steady, confident, and set on You and the plans You have for me. In Your Name we pray, amen.