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Rachel here...who am i? Hmmm...that's a question i never really know how to answer.
All i can say is i'm a child of God journeying through this road called life with my finest blessings - my family, friends and folks i bump into along the way.
Who i am don't matter. What does matter is that we connect and encourage each other along our different paths that lead to the same destination -
Our Father face to face!
So ewe (pronounced 'You' meaning lamb; the meaning of my name) see....it's about the little (n big) things in life that connect us to one another (unity in diversity) and bring us closer to God.
Ephesians 4:4-7
"We are all one body, we have the same Spirit, and we have all been called to the same glorious future.
There is only one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
and there is only one God and Father, who is over us all."
Make yourself at home, voice your thoughts...i'd love to hear from you!
Love n peace out!
2:06 PM
Friday, December 31, 2010
Resolutions Anyone?
Oh the delightful tradition of making resolutions before 2011 dawns on us! This time i have the pleasure of 8 sweet and crazy angels contributing and spurring us on! And as the resolutions came...something dawned on me for the first time ever...
See when we start making resolutions, we express our desires. But actually not all our heart's desires can be resolutions. Some are simply wishes.
Merriam Webster's Dictionary defines wish as
"to have a desire for (as something unattainable)"
Resolution is defined as
"the act of answering, determining".
Resolutions comes from the word 'Resolve' meaning having a fixed purpose and to deal with successfully. It also comes from the word 'Resolute' meaning being determined, bold and steady.
Sounds complicating?...
I wish i could travel the world is definitely different from my resolution to travel the world. My wish is something nice I'd like to do but at the back of my mind many factors are not possible for me to work towards it yet. As Ecclesiastes 5:7 begins "Dreaming all the time instead of working is foolishness...", it brings you nowhere! But if travelling the world is my resolution, I'm going to plan and work at each factor till i can really accomplish traveling the world.
Simply put...resolutions takes much effort on our part. Effort in our mind, heart and body. Look at your list again...are some actually simply wishes? Should they be scratched off the list for something that God has designed for you to achieve? Or should that wish be changed into a more practical to-do?
But how if we're not sure what to do, or if we have enough effort to sustain us till we accomplish something? That's why Ecclesiastes continues "...And there is ruin in a flood of empty words. Fear God instead." Involve God in the resolution process...ask what, seek strength. And don't you know that God completes everything He starts? (Phil 1:6) If we're afraid we can't, our partner is One who's perfect to follow us through.
In 2011, my prayer for you is this:
"May God grant your heart's desire, and fulfill all your purpose" (Psalm 20:4)
May your heart's desires be translated to fruitful action and eventually an avenue for God's purposes to unfold.
This one goes out especially to you 8 sweet, crazy angels...you make me abit wiser each day! :)
till 2011...blessed new year! love n peace out! :)
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Each of us should live a life stirring enough to start a movement...We should love unquenchably,dream unfalteringly, and work unceasingly.
- Max Lucado, On The Anvil