2020!! We made it to 2020! Can you believe that? So, first let's start off in prayer and thanking our God for bringing us into this new year and new decade. Father God, we come to you on today January 1, 2020!! We thank you for allowing us to see this new sunny Wednesday morning. We thank you for bringing us into a new year. We thank you for allowing us to see this new decade. Lord, work on our hearts that they will be more dedicated to you and your will for our lives. Help guide us along a path that pleases you and brings you glory. Forgive us for anything that we've said, done, didn't say or didn't do in 2019 or before and make us new. Cleanse us of the things that isn't of you. You allowed us to see this new year, help us to see You clearly. Allow us to see our lives through your eyes. Help us to walk boldly and unashamedly daily. Help us to stay on the path following in your footsteps that will guide us to where you want us to go. Keep our eyes and feet walking right behind you and not looking back. Help us to keep from swaying to the right or the left. We thank you right now for all that you have instore for us this year. We want to make you proud. In your sons name we pray Amen As we were getting closer and closer to this date, I was getting more anxious than most people. Why? I just was having a hard time wrapping my mind around that just 20 years ago we were all in a frenzy of what was going to happen with the clocks struck 12 am on 1/1/2000. I remember my mom filling up the bathroom sink and the tub before leaving out for church on New Years eve '99. Last year, I realized that I have been out of high school for 20 years. SAY WHAT? Oh no that can't be. You know you hear people saying, "oh I've been out of school for 5, 10, 15, 20 years" and you think that's a long way away. Nope!! It's really right around the corner. Time waits for NO ONE!!! 2019, I started a few things and then I allowed other things to stop me from doing them. One of which is this specific blog. I'm no scholar, I'm not a teacher, I don't have a degree behind my name but I just wanted to share with you a few thoughts that I felt the Lord telling me. Just because you (Jess) didn't; get it done last year, doesn't mean you (Jess) have to give up on it. As I have prayed about my blog, I believe that the Lord is putting me in a place where I HAVE TO BE OBEDIENT this year. I have notebooks upon notebooks of lessons that I believe the Lord wants me to share. So quick side story and then I'm going to let you all go back to your New Years Day. Early November, I was able to attend Lifeway's You Lead conference and Going Beyond with Priscilla Shirer (y'all remember my girl in prayer. She and her family loss their momma matriarch Lois Evans just a few days ago. Lord, we ask that you give comfort and peace to Dr. Tony Evans, Chrystal, Priscialla, Anthony, Jr., and Johnathan during this time of bereavement. We thank you for the lessons taught by momma Lois. We thank you for sharing her husband with all of us. We thank you for the healing that you provided on behalf of her body the first time around and we thank you that the family was able to spend the holidays with her. Give them the peace and comfort that only you can give at this time. Give them the peace that passes all of their understandings. Thank you in advance, Father!! Thank you!! in your son's name we all pray... AMEN!!) During one of her talks she was talking about stepping out and doing what we know God has called us to do. She she goes on to to list things that people do and just as clear as day the second idea that came out of her mouth was "you've been feeling lead to start a blog, do it. Even if no one ever reads it. God called you to do it, do it! " Now, she could have named opening a salon, starting a preschool or even something more closer to a blog like writing an article for your church newspaper and I would have let it go in one ear and out the other but no she specifically said BLOG. Now someone could have heard salon, preschool, or even article, but I heard Blog. It reminded me of the beginning of Acts 2 when Peter is teaching the gospel and all the people heard in their own languages. Now, I know that that's not the exact same thing but what if the Lord had each person in that room hear what they are supposed to be doing. I specifically heard her say the word BLOG. So, I'm sitting there like okay God, okay Lord, I can't keep running away from this. I have to do it. 2019 was my exodus of "not doing what I know I'm supposed to be doing"! Looks like I'm off to a good start (because this was supposed to have been posted last night), but I'm not going to let my procrastination or even fear stop me. Its a new year and a you too can walk into 2020 with the same perspective of God doing a new thing (Isaiah 43:19) (or even an upgrade of last year) in you. This blog isn't the only thing I have on my list of things to do this year and beyond. I plan on starting off small and working my way up, it all doesn't have to get done in one day. I just ask that the Lord will grant me strength to do this. Among doing this blog, I also want to increase my personal time with the Lord. Making Him first. Taking all my ideas and plans before him first. You to can do this also. Don't let your past stop you from doing what you know you need to be doing. I know l was kinda all over the place today but I had to say what I needed to say. I also know that my grammar and punctuation may have not been the best (remember its been 20 years ... lol). I just wanted to encourage you this New Years day to KEEP MOVING, KEEP MOVING, KEEP GROWING, KEEP GOING ... WE GOT THIS!! SMOOCHES assisted by Elsie R Godfrey
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LaToya
1/3/2020 08:50:26 am
Amen! A commitment can begin at any time. I’m so thankful our Father is not bound by His creation: time.
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