It's already a few days into January and just look! My shiny, fresh, new Dachshund calendar is already filling up with tasks, things to remember and places to be!! Last weekend, my mom and I were out of town visiting my brother and his family about five hours north of here. While sitting in church last Sunday morning, my brother delivered a sobering reminder in his sermon. It was very simple, yet extremely timely and extremely profound. His reminder was regarding "New Years Resolutions--should you have them"? Simply stated, he challenged us to not necessarily make new year's resolutions, but to maybe look at the new year in a different light. He asked us to maybe put aside the traditional listing of our new year "to-do's" and maybe look at the new year ahead as 365 individual and new opportunities to serve the Lord in some capacity. WOW. Okay brother, you got me.
So this year, instead of thinking so much of myself and what "I" need, I'm refocusing. What can I do for the Lord and for others? Can I find 365 new opportunities in 2010?
What's on your schedule?
If you would like to hear my brother's sermon, leave me a comment to this post (and include your email!) and I'll be happy to direct you to his podcast.
