Good Intentions

Here we are again, my last post was about two month ago. I always have good intentions to write more, but it just doesn't seem to happen. Have you ever been there? Good intentions just don't get it done. Now on something like this it is not really that big a deal. It is not a have to situation. But what about when it comes to important things? How many things do you have good intentions to accomplish and it just never seems to happen? I could make a list of things that get talked about but just never seem to get done. Are you like that? I think we all are in some areas of our life's. It is very hard to get past that, especially if it is something we don't like to do. So what do we do? I think we need to sit down and make a list and priorities. On things that have to get done that we are procrastinating we need to enlist help. Ask someone that can help us get motivated to give us a push (not to nag us - LOL). I listen to a gentleman named DR Randy Carlson. He has a Radio Show called Intentional Living. His suggestion is that when you get up in the morning you pick one thing that you will be intentional about today. Then you work on that one item. From there you move on. You can't fix it all in one day, you take just a little at a time.
Whatever way you choose to try to get better, it takes an effort, it will not fix itself. My prayers are that you can succeed and do better.

How do we get influenced?

Have you ever noticed a lot of Christians don't act like they are Christians at all? When you see them on Sunday in church they have on their church face. If you see them on a weekday they have on their "other" face.
This is not unusual. If we look in the mirror at ourselves most of us are no different. We too act different in different situations. Ever look at a person that thinks they are a Harley biker? They dress for the occasion (even if we smile at them). Runners dress for the occasion. Motocross people act and dress a certain way. Christians (at least on Sunday) dress and act a certain way. Everyone does it to a degree.

So what is my point? Everyone acts or plays their part. If you do it long enough you start actually thinking this is who you are.
The longer we act a certain way, the more we become that way. This is because we are influenced by what we do. So if you want to become a better Christian one thing you can do is spend time with other Christians.

It is late

Here it is almost 4 AM and I have been at work all night. This is not fun. I have been overseeing a critical installation to make sure nothing gets missed. Everything is going good, but I am getting tired. Oh well, not much longer and we will be done.
This reminds me of our Christian walk. We know that it is late. We are walking the walk and waiting for Jesus to come back. Is it as late as people say it is or will it be many more years before he comes back? Here at work I know when we will be done, when it comes to Jesus I don't know for sure. He told us in the Bible that no one knows the time of his return except for God. So do we get tired in our walk like we do at work? We can if we are not careful. It is important that we stay refreshed.
How do we do that? We make sure we stay in the word. We make sure we praise and worship Jesus and we stay around people that think and believe like we do to keep each other encouraged. If we do that we won't get tired, we will stay refreshed.

What does the New Year have in store for us?

Time sure flies. Here we are in February already. We pray that this year will be better then the last. We sure had a lot of obstacles to overcome last year. I do believe we are ready for the new year, all we need now is some warm weather. Another month or so it will be getting better (can't wait).
So what are we doing this year? In Mark 16:15 the Bible says: He (Jesus) said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation". God knows we can't be everywhere, so he uses different people in different places and we will do the best to do our part.
So what does he have in store for us this year? The only way we can totally experience what God has in store for us is to do what he asks us to do. Will that come with challenges? Always. Can we handle them? Always. Why? Because he will equip us and help us. When we are in his will we know that he will be right there with us. We can not loose.
What will God have in store for you this year? There is one way to find out.