The other day I was driving to work and listening to an audiobook by Francis Chan. While I’m listening to the book, I’m thinking about a bunch of stuff I’ve got to do or choices I need to make and just mulling over a lot of issues that are going on recently. I’m a little stressed, frankly, and worried about whether I’m doing enough or making good decisions or measuring up as a father and a husband and a man. Then I’m drawn to listen more closely as Francis Chan talks about that moment when we are going to see God for the first time. I don’t have the exact words he said in the book, but here’s a section of another item he wrote which is very similar:
Category: <span>Devotional Thoughts</span>
I hope that title got your attention. Did you know that there is something God can’t do? I’ve been struggling a little bit lately with a lot of issues that are not that big but seem to be piling up all at once. Decisions to be made for the family, people close to me going through sicknesses and other difficulties, my desire to get some projects done that I’m not sure I have the time or skill to accomplish, and other day-to-day concerns that start to weigh you down.
Can you do a favor for me? Can we all just forget for the next few moments as you read this that we are already three weeks into 2017? Because if you don’t do this for me, it will seem pretty lame that I am just now writing a post about my goals for the new year. (Maybe goal #1 should be to get to things in a more timely fashion…)
This post is the final post in a series on the core values of worship ministry. These core values were selected by David Loftis, worship pastor at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church, NC. These posts are taken from a series of devotions he asked me to write to accompany a training series he did on these core values. Click here to read the entire series.
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions this year? I usually take the time to set some goals as the calendar year flips and the best way I’ve found to be successful at accomplishing them is to tell others about them. If I tell enough people, I feel obligated to follow through so they don’t think that I’m a loser! Having said that, I am excited and looking forward to see what God has planned for 2017!