If we have never been tested with the choice of “keep your life or keep Christ- you can’t keep both”, how can we know that we know that we know that we value HIM above all else?
In 2016, I want to learn how to make much of Christ. I want to value HIM above all else. But in order to do that, I need to make less fuss over me. With that in mind, my word for the year is LESS. Each month I will focus on a different aspect of life. Open up that part of me and lay it before Christ. See what He has to show me and teach me in putting HIM above all else.
The areas I plan on looking at are:
Me, myself and I
Stuff (good, bad and otherwise)
Time Wasters
Money (how I spend and what I spend on)
Food
Entertainment
Social media/marketing
Attitude
My “rights”
Distractions (not just by bad things)
Religious and spiritual activity
Busyness / noise
Work
When we don’t have to give up anything (not our homes,
riches, jobs, belongings, etc) to follow Jesus,
how do we KNOW we value Christ above all?
I will be sharing this journey with you here on my blog on Tuesdays, on social media throughout the week and in my monthly newsletter. I challenge you to examine your own life along the way with me. Together, lets make much of Christ this year!
Do you have a word for the year? Or some goals and resolutions? I want to hear what is stirring in your heart for 2016. Please share in the comments below.
Great word and thought. I have two words this year: seek God.
Great word and thought. I have two words this year: seek God.
A worthy goal, Angela. I don't have a word for the year, but rather – a passage. Isa 61:1-4.
Jennifer – that is a wonderful phrase to guide your year! May you draw close to God and enjoy refreshment at His feet!
RJ – that's an encouraging scripture. To know all that Christ has done for us and to turn and offer the same to those around us! May you be blessed in His presence in 2016!