Another year is coming to a close. It is a good time to reflect spiritually on the last 365 days. Did you grow? Did your walk with Christ gain momentum or did you hit a pit stop? How was your tithing, church attendance, service, giving of one's self? The Lord loves us and is more interested in our inward self than our outward self so when we take this time to inventory our lives, there is no mask for denial for He knows all things. I describe the year of 2012 as bittersweet. My walk continues to change, my knowledge of the Word and His desires for me have grew and my life is filled with peace and contentment. The Lord has simplified my life and I am no longer on the pinwheel of life and death. But I also suffered a great loss and that was the loss of my precious Mom, Bianca, who I still cannot believe is gone. She passed away at 1am on Sunday morning and not a Sunday goes by that I do not flash right back to that day I was told my Mom went to be with the Lord. She was my best friend, my biggest fan, my sweetest ally. She gave of herself and exemplified what a Mother should be. She loved God and loved her family. I lived to treat her like a queen and spoil her with luxuries of life because she deserved it. All mothers deserve your love and admiration and all children should live to give back to their parents for all they have done for you and for me. But I also know my Mom's health was declining and she no longer was having the quality of life she was used to or desired and the Lord knew her heart and He took her home to be with Him and her loved ones and that is why it is bittersweet....although I miss her here with me, I know she is at rest with Her Savior and that brings me innermost joy. I don't believe I would be so at peace with it, if there wasn't spiritual balance in my life; if I hadn't worked on my relationship with the Lord and strengthened myself in Him and gave Him all of me. How about you? The Lord wants all of you and there are things in your life that are hindering that. What have you placed in front of your relationship with Him? Your spouse, children, careers? Whatever held you from experiencing all that the Lord had planned for you..don't postpone the new year. You will forever be frustrated if you don't let go of yourself. He has a wonderful plan for your life, but will only do it if you allow Him. Time is precious and none of us are guaranteed tomorrow so I encourage you to do this for you. Place God first and allow everything else in your life to follow and watch what 2013 becomes. Happy New Year's Eve eve.
Do you not know that if you continually surrender yourselves to anyone to do his will, you are the slaves of him whom you obey, whether that be to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience which leads to righteousness (right doing and right standing with God)?
Romans 6:16
But he who looks carefully into the faultless law, the [law] of liberty, and is faithful to it and perseveres in looking into it, being not a heedless listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he shall be blessed in his doing (his life of obedience). James 1: 25
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