R & R
As the year winds downs and goes away, most of us will have a little extra time for R & R. This is a great time for the year for it. It is cold and wet outside and warm and toasty inside. Yes, you need some R & R. Our church office is closed for the Christmas break and our Executive Pastor told the staff not to show up. “Take some time off.” Rest is great, and while you’re taking some R & R, have some more R & R = REVIEW AND REFLECTION. As Christ-followers we need to evaluate our past year. How was it? What were your victories, defeats, miracles, areas of strength and areas of growth? Where was God this year? What was HE up to in your life, ministry, family, and vocation? Take some time to evaluate your experiences of the year and how you can better serve the Lord this upcoming year. Where do you need work? Yep, some R & R is great this time of the year if you want to improve your game. It’s up to you!
Just a thought.
Pastor Chris
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Pastor:
Just commenting on this site. I want to show my appreciation for it, and to thank you for letting God use you; it’s very encouraging! As I read this blog, I realize how important it is to reflect on God’s workings in my life. Sometimes we, as people, tend to focus on what we want and don’t have; when all we have to do is look and what we have been blessed with. I, myself, find that I will focus on what I want and neglect my current blessings. This past year has been truly amazing for me. I have discovered things in my walk with God that I didn’t think were possible. That’s just one of many things that have gone on with my life.
Merry Christmas Pastor and thank you again.
It’s always amusing to me when God puts the same thoughts in different peoples heads at the same time. Over the past few weeks I have been doing some R & R. It has been a painfully blissful time. As with most of you my past year has had both mountains and valleys intertwined with times of normalness. For me this past year has been a time of challenge and change. I’ve witnessed great victory in my moms health as God has given us another year that wasn’t supposed to be. My family and I have had financial victories in the face of all that is going wrong with the world. Not that we haven’t felt the pinch, we have, but as always God has made a way and even blessed us. This has been a year of challenge and change in my health, but also a year where great opportunity has come for me to find victory over it. This has been a year where my faith has been tested and secured. God continues to be just who He says He is, and continues to do just what He says He will. This year I have seen my walk and my relationship with God struggle. Not because of God, but because of me. There have been days when I’ve thought it was just too much and I’ve allowed a distance between me and God. Then days when I’ve once again realized that God is right where “I” left Him, waiting for me to come back. This year has let me see Gods favor in my life and His love even when I falter. God used this year to break my willfulness and my arrogance and to put me back on the path of wanting to be so close to Him that the devil can’t get in. 2009 will be the year that I get back what I gave away. It will be the year that I give my self to God fully and let Him do the leading. This coming year I plan to see great victories in my life. Those things will take strategic planning on my part as well as taking time to really hear the voice of God as it pertain to my life. My PGP will be specific and aimed at my goal. In 2009 I want to be the person I was when Jesus took over my life. I need a miracle, God is in the miracle business. Yes, it is good to have R & R.
Andrew,
Great input and you are so right. Your focus determins your attitude and yoiu attitude determines you altitude. Keep soaring.
love
Pastor
Tina, What a trophy of God’s grace you are. I am praying for you that 09 is the best year you have had so far. I love and respect you. You have helped me in so many ways
thanks
Pastor
2008 has definately been challenging for me. I’ve had a lot of changes happen really fast…and I’ve not really adjusted to them yet. I don’t feel ready for a new year. I’m still trying to process everything that’s happened this year! I want time to stop and give me a minute to just catch my breath. Things are changing fast… in every area of my life… especially my relationships. I have no clue what 2009 is going to look like for me. I get very overwhelmed when I try to sit down and make a plan…. I say to myself, “I can’t be thinking about tomorrow! I’ve got to get through today!” What can I say?… I just need Jesus really bad right now.
Dee Dee, He will be with you. Make Him you center, focus, and your goal. He will be with you in the fire. He is with me. We’re praying for you.
love
Pastor