Journey of Faith

As we head towards a new year, we head towards a new slate. Many of us will be making New Year's Resolutions and many of us will not be keeping them. However, with this new year, there are a few things I would like to challenge you with. Be courageous. Try things for the Lord that you wouldn't normally do. Make mistakes. You only fail when you don't try. "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." -Joshua 1:9 "What then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" -Romans 8:31 "My flash and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." -Psalm 73:26 Here is my final challenge: Take whichever verse hit home with you the most from this post and memorize it coming into the new year. You won't regret it.

     I know, I'm bad at posting regularly. But hey, better late than never, right? At least I'm posting something now.      One of the things that I have been learning lately is to rest in God. We tend to get so caught up in the things of this life that we forget to just spend some time relaxing with Jesus. I'm sure most of you know the story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42). This was back in Jesus' day and he was going to visit a family he was friends with and their names were Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Now Martha, of course wanted everything to be perfect for Jesus to come over. And can you blame her? I mean, He's kind of the Savior of mankind.       So anyways, here Martha is, totally stressing out for dinner to be prepared and perfect, after most likely spending the day getting the house spick and span before Jesus arrived. And get this: while Martha is doing all of this hard work for Jesus, her sister Mary is just sitting at H...