I wrote this new year’s resolution in December, totally unaware of what the future held for me and you in January, February, March, April, May, and June of 2020! I never knew about Impeachment, Corna-virus, Covid19, shelter in place, social distance, face mask, no toilet paper, Antifa, black lives matter, and no Church, and the list goes on and on. The world I knew only seems a distant memory. My Faith in JESUS CHRIST is being tested to the limits. The only solid thing I have to hold onto is my faith in JESUS CHRIST and HIS WORD, He is my solid rock. In a world that has mixed truth and lies together to the point no one knows what is true and what is a lie in this world. I have the Bible, GOD’S word, the truth to hold onto, to study, and apply it to my life on earth and all eternity. In John 14:6 JESUS said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the FATHER except through ME. ” That is the TRUTH!!! JESUS CHRIST, is my savior, my redeemer, my GOD, and my Friend. I trust HIM with my life on earth and all eternity. I do not know the future, but I know the ONE who holds the future in HIS hands, and THAT is enough.

 

 

              NEW YEARS RESOLUTION 2020

 

 

      I Have never been big on new year’s resolution. But as I start another year (and getting up in years )maybe I should start taking life seriously and also my relationship with my savior JESUS the CHRIST. Last year Jesus led me to learn computers, start a website (fromtheteacherdesk.com ), start a Facebook account, and a Pinterest account. At 70 years old, this was only through the leading of JESUS. I have been a mechanic most of my life, taught Sunday School for 20 years, and have a limited education. In my opinion, I have no specials skills, I am nothing out of the ordinary. But to JESUS, I am special, one of a kind, HE made me do a special work for HIM that no one else could do, no one else!  That applies to you also, YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND, A SPECIAL CREATION OF GOD FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE THAT ONLY YOU CAN DO FOR JESUS!

That leads me to stop and think. How will I serve GOD  and do his will for this year?

 

  I have always like Proverbs 3:5-6. I have always fallen back on it when things don’t go right or trying to deal with a problem. I took Proverbs 3:5-6 and made it very personal to me. I replaced the word (your) with ( I or my). It turns it into a promise to GOD to trust, obey, and follow him where ever HE leads!

 

 

                                       MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTION TO GOD

 

   I will trust in the LORD with all MY heart, and I will not lean on MY own understanding; In all MY ways I will acknowledge HIM. and JESUS will direct MY path!

 

 

  In my first sentence ” I will trust in the LORD with all MY heart” I am making an unconditional promise to GOD. I am telling GOD I will trust HIM with my life on earth as well a with eternity. GOD always wants the best for us, at times it may not seem so, but trust HIM it will always work out for your best! This is the unconditional promise ( MY part) To trust HIM no matter what happens!

The last half of the sentence “and I will not lean on MY own understanding” I am promising GOD I will not break the first promise “Trusting HIM with all MY heart”. When things go wrong, and they will, it will be a test to me on MY word to GOD to trust HIM! I may think I know a better way, an easier way, a more effective way, etc…     NO, I WILL TRUST GOD TO SHOW ME THE WAY—- not my own way of understanding.

  In the last sentence in my resolution ” In all MY ways, I will acknowledge HIM and JESUS will direct MY path”. No matter what the year brings, good times or bad, or a mix of both. I will follow and worship MY LORD AND SAVIOR the LORD JESUS THE CHRIST. HE hold my life in HIS hands. HE is the only true HOPE in this world. For without HIM all hope is lost. Without hope I have nothing.

  I promise to GOD to serve HIM and follow HIM  where ever HE leads me. HE loves me! I put my trust and hope in HIM. What a blessed hope we have in our LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS THE CHRIST!

 

I pray you will make a similar new years resolution. This could be the greatest year of your life serving our GOD.

   After all that has happened this year so far.  I still trust in the LORD JESUS with all my heart. I do not understand what is going on! But my trust rest with HIM! My GOD, My Savior, my redeemer, My Messiah, my Friend!

    I don’t know the answers to the problems of today, tomorrow, or the rest of the year, or eternity! I do know who does! MY LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!!     AND THAT IS ENOUGH!!