So what is your Resolution?

As we finish out 2011 we reflect on what we have accomplished. What have you done this year? What have you achieved? Did you reached the goal that you had set at the beginning of the year? Who's lives did you touch or impact in a positive way?


Now let us look forward to 2012. What will you achieve? Who will you impact? What are your goals?


Some believe that the earth will be destroyed this year. Is it possible? Sure, anything is possible but I dare to dream further. If it does it will whether you like it or not.


Are you prepared if it does? I'm not talking about your will or your beneficiaries all though all of those are important. I'm talking about spiritually. If you are spiritually prepared everything else will fall into place.


The Scriptures say in 

Matthew 6:33 KJV

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our troubles that we forget to talk to our heavenly Father first. It seems that we search for his help after we have tried everything else.

Pray about everything. Pray without ceasing. There is power in Prayer that is why that Satan who is the great deceiver wants you to think of prayer as folly and futile. He is powerless if you do but two simple things. Read the Bible and Pray. The reason for that is that when we do those two simple things God can speak to us thru his Word and we can speak to him thru our prayers!


Many would believe that God doesn't talk to us. He certainly does by speaking thru his Word that he left us. God inspired men of old to write this wonderful Word. 

2 Timothy 3:16 KJV

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

You may say, "But I just don't understand this old antiquated Book!" Old, Yes but Antiquated, Never! Science is just now catching up with the Bible! When I read the Bible it is like reading tomorrow's newspaper!


How can you understand what you are reading?
First, you must know the author. If you don't know the author the message will not permeate your soul or your mind. If you have surrendered your life to Christ being born in the Spirit will open up the flood gates of knowledge and wisdom to this treasure of a book. Each day you will find nuggets of inspiration and food for the soul!


Secondly, you must allow the Spirit of God to teach you. 

2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

1 Corinthians 2:13 KJV

Which things also we speak , not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth ; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Normally, I open my Bible and then I bow my head to pray that God would show me what I needed for that day. Think of reading the Bible as a Spiritual feeding. Just like our physical body needs substance to stay healthy with the proper nutrition so does our Spiritual man.

Think about this. How many times a day do you eat? Now, How many times a day do you pray? How many times a day do you read your Bible?

So many times we become Spiritually Anorexic because we fail to pray or to read God's Word.

So one of the things that you may want to Resolve in your life is your Spiritual Life with God.

When you have a Strong Spiritual base with God, nothing can harm you. Satan will throw his worst at you but if your are equipped with the right armor and have the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God then he is powerless against you.

• Ephesians 6:17 KJV

  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
  
  

• Hebrews 4:12 KJV

  For the word of God is quick , and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Believe it or not, my friends, you are never alone! The troubles that you have every day is based upon spiritual warfare that is happening in and around you. There are things going on that you cannot see. God is my great protector. 

He promises us, 

Hebrews 13:5 KJV

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said , I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

I would like to leave you with this fact. When the builders were building the Golden Gate bridge, they didn't have safety nets to catch the workers. Many men lost their lives because of the lack of this safety device. Work was slow because the men were afraid of falling to their deaths. The construction bosses had a bright idea! Why don't we have a safety net underneath the bridge for the safety of the men? What a concept! So they implemented this idea and found that because the men were no longer afraid the work production exceeded their expectations and they lost no more men due to falling.

What I'm saying to you is that Jesus is our safety net. He will not let you fall! He will not leave you nor forsake you.

 So with that safety net, What are you going to do great this year?