I was about 17 years old. It was New Year’s Eve and I was working. I was working at an all night fast food hamburger place in Dallas until 3:00 AM. I resented working that evening. After all, it seemed that everyone else was with friends or had some place to go. Here I was… Continue reading Beginning a New Year – 2018
Category: A New Year
Start 2017 With a Commitment to Get Unstuck
We are just days away from 2017. This new year might be one of my best years ever! How about you? I do remember a few years ago when in December, I felt stuck. I needed to make progress in my life but felt immovable. I felt like my intentions were good but I really… Continue reading Start 2017 With a Commitment to Get Unstuck
Eight Ways to End the Year Well
*Take a fierce inventory of your habits. What are some defeating or even ungodly habits that need to change? What are a few positive, life giving habits that could be put in place? *Get brutally honest with yourself about your role as a husband or wife, father or mother. Are you taking the initiative to… Continue reading Eight Ways to End the Year Well
Don’t Let Shame & Regret Ruin Your Hope
For a long time, I thought that one day, I would be exposed, humiliated, and shamed before everyone. I imagined that on Judgement day, God would turn on a projector and would show my mother, dad, grandparents, and the people in our church a picture of all my sins. Every sordid, humiliating detail would be… Continue reading Don’t Let Shame & Regret Ruin Your Hope
How to Begin a New Year (2)
In the last few weeks, I have been thinking about the New Year. This is a great time for review, reflection, and being intentional about one’s actions. One dimension that I want to consider as I begin the new year is my relationships with various people. When Jesus spoke about the two greatest commandments, he… Continue reading How to Begin a New Year (2)
How I Begin a New Year (1)
I have always enjoyed beginning the New Year. This is a time in which I consider my life, my direction, and my future. The New Year is a time for reflecting on my walk with God, the condition of my heart, and my habits. Without such a practice, it is far too easy to minimize… Continue reading How I Begin a New Year (1)
10 Ways to End 2014
The following are a few suggestions that you might find helpful. Ending and starting a new year is something that I typically give a lot of thought to. 1. I need to let some things go. No one ever became more Christ-like through resentment. 2. I need to be honest about my sin. I need… Continue reading 10 Ways to End 2014
New Year: 4 Ways to Move Ahead Instead of Remaining Stuck
Some people move ahead. They get better. Meanwhile others remain the same or even digress. Many people end the year with regrets, excuses, disappointments, and “buts.” “I should be more attentive to God in prayer and Scripture reading but . . . .” “I need to deal with a particular sin that keeps reappearing in… Continue reading New Year: 4 Ways to Move Ahead Instead of Remaining Stuck
This is a New Year
Today begins a new year and a new decade. Amazing! As this new year and new decade begins, I am reflecting on three characteristics that are very important to me. I want these qualities to be exhibited in my life. These are not recent values. These have been important to me for a long time.… Continue reading This is a New Year
Getting Out From Under the Clutter
Today, the world’s tallest skyscraper opened in Dubai. It is 2,684 feet tall, with 160 floors. The building has space for 1,044 apartments, 49 floors of office space, as well as an Armani hotel. Supposedly, the 160 floor tower can be seen as far as 59 miles away. The building was designed by a Chicago… Continue reading Getting Out From Under the Clutter