New Year...new goals.
2006 was not the best year for me. Nothing terrible happened, just a bunch of odd things and struggles in my personal life. I am taking claim now that 2007 will be a better year. To start, I have picked a theme...it comes from a song on one of Watermark's CD's. I am not sure if they wrote the song or not, but it is called "Friend for Life." The part that I chose to be my theme of my heart for 2007 is....
"Friend for Life, who took my pain.
The cleanising flood, few remain.
So wash over me…till I can’t be seen.
Living water swallow on me. Deepest river wash me clean.
Jesus Savior more of thee. Jesus more of thee. Come and ruin me with your love so no other is enough. Come and leave your mark on me. Jesus, more of thee."
My favorite line is... "Come and ruin me with your love, so no other is enough." I believe that is going to be what I ask most of God this year, please ruin me with Your love, so that is enough for me.
I had this deep stuff that I wanted to share and write about, but I am babysitting in AU (YEAH!!) this week for 2 precious boys (Josh and Caleb Dean)...one is 3 and one is 18 months, and frankly, I am POOPED right now. Can't really come up with logicaly great sentences or ideas...but I wanted to post...I did want to share.
I think I will leave you with another goal for the year. All afternoon (late afternoon), Josh, the 3 year old, has been saying things like (on his own mind you..and randomly) "thank you Jesus for a wonderful day!" "today was a great day because we got to play outside and whenever you get to go outside, it's a great day!" "Thank you God for a good day!"
So sweet...and he really means it. That is what I want to be like in 2007... I want to be full of thanksgiving for all that God does for me instead of full of "self-pity" for all the things that I don't have but feel like I should have. I want to be able to praise God for the pretty days and the ability that I have to go outside and play! I want to have that "faith like a child," where I just believe God is good and that HE loves me, because He said He does...I don't need a billion examples, I just want to believe and rejoice in Him!
"Living water wash me clean. Come and ruin me with YOUR love, so no other in enough."
Dear Lord,
Thank you for my wonderful friends and all that you have taught me through them! I pray many blessings upon their lives this next year. Please protect them and guide them.
Thank you for the many blessings of 2006 that you gave to me, even if I didn't recognize them. Please come and ruin me with Your love this year so that You will be all that I want and no other will compare to You.
Thank you sweet Jesus.
amen
"Friend for Life, who took my pain.
The cleanising flood, few remain.
So wash over me…till I can’t be seen.
Living water swallow on me. Deepest river wash me clean.
Jesus Savior more of thee. Jesus more of thee. Come and ruin me with your love so no other is enough. Come and leave your mark on me. Jesus, more of thee."
My favorite line is... "Come and ruin me with your love, so no other is enough." I believe that is going to be what I ask most of God this year, please ruin me with Your love, so that is enough for me.
I had this deep stuff that I wanted to share and write about, but I am babysitting in AU (YEAH!!) this week for 2 precious boys (Josh and Caleb Dean)...one is 3 and one is 18 months, and frankly, I am POOPED right now. Can't really come up with logicaly great sentences or ideas...but I wanted to post...I did want to share.
I think I will leave you with another goal for the year. All afternoon (late afternoon), Josh, the 3 year old, has been saying things like (on his own mind you..and randomly) "thank you Jesus for a wonderful day!" "today was a great day because we got to play outside and whenever you get to go outside, it's a great day!" "Thank you God for a good day!"
So sweet...and he really means it. That is what I want to be like in 2007... I want to be full of thanksgiving for all that God does for me instead of full of "self-pity" for all the things that I don't have but feel like I should have. I want to be able to praise God for the pretty days and the ability that I have to go outside and play! I want to have that "faith like a child," where I just believe God is good and that HE loves me, because He said He does...I don't need a billion examples, I just want to believe and rejoice in Him!
"Living water wash me clean. Come and ruin me with YOUR love, so no other in enough."
Dear Lord,
Thank you for my wonderful friends and all that you have taught me through them! I pray many blessings upon their lives this next year. Please protect them and guide them.
Thank you for the many blessings of 2006 that you gave to me, even if I didn't recognize them. Please come and ruin me with Your love this year so that You will be all that I want and no other will compare to You.
Thank you sweet Jesus.
amen
posted by JOY at 1:18 PM
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