what is important?

We are there. The New Year is days away. In fact when this weekend is over we will be in to New Year’s eve and only hours from 2019. Are you ready?

Our church’s theme for 2019 is BE BOLD. My prayers for this coming year include being bold and several more specific things, but what I want to draw your attention to is the fact that our priorities should be in place before we set our goals.

I am not talking about your New Year’s resolutions because those usually don’t last. I am talking about setting your priorities on a daily basis. I am talking about the things that are vital to your living and the first things that come to your mind that are important to you.

Here are a few things that ought to be our first things or important things:

Joshua 24:15 NLT

But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

That verse makes priorities clear. Would you agree?

Begin with God. Who are you going to follow? Who will you trust?

Follow with loving your family. Choose for your family to follow God together. Joshua said “as for me and my family” which is a choice we can make.

Here are a few of the other verses that stay high on my list to help me maintain my priorities:

Colossians 3:2 NASB

Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

What are you going to focus on? God. That’s it. Life is NOT all about you.

Philippians 4:6-7 NLT

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

I’m not going to worry. I choose God and choose faith. My choices will allow peace to reign in my life and for me to live in freedom.

Just might be a great thing and some time well spent to think about what is going to be important for you in the coming new year. Mark your priorities. Choose what is important!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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