Welcome to a New Year
~ 2014
I often remember my Grammy talking
about how fast the years went by and that they seemed to go faster the older
she got. Of course as a young teenager I had a hard time understanding how she
could think there was an ever-quickening pace of time as I struggled to wait…
wait to be old enough to drive, wait to be old enough to graduate, wait to be
old enough to be independent…
As I sit quietly and think about this
new year we have just entered, I guess I’m beginning to understand her feelings
better. It seems odd to write “2014” and I’ve already had to cross out the old
date and re-write the correct one a few times.
There are always many hopes, goals,
and wishes at the start of a new year. I have my share of all of those. I hope
that God will open up a place of ministry for Tim and me to serve. I hope that
my kids continue “walking in the truth”. I have some goals with my writing. I’m
sure you have your own list, too.
The biggest hope and goal I have for
2014 is to have an even deeper love for my Heavenly Father and to honor Him
with my life. Bob Kauflin’s song “O Great God” puts it perfectly:
O great God of highest
Heaven, occupy my lowly heart.
Own it all and reign
supreme conquer every rebel power
Let no vice or sin
remain that resists You holy war.
You have loved and
purchased me, make me Yours forevermore.
I was blinded by my
sin, had no ears to hear Your voice,
Did not know Your love
with-in, had no taste for Heaven’s joys.
Then Your Spirit gave
me life, opened up Your Word to me,
Through the gospel of
Your Son, gave me endless hope and peace.
Help me now to live a
life that’s dependent on Your grace.
Keep my heart and
guard my soul from the evils that I face.
You are worthy to be
praised with my every thought and deed.
O great God of highest
Heaven, glorify Your Name through me.
