All And Nothing

I am not one to make New Year's Resolutions because it's always outlandish goals that I can never reach. In all honesty I don't think I have ever set any goals for my life.  Growing up I really never wanted to BE anything.  At the age of 17 I left home and set out to experience the world around me. Not having a relationship with the Lord, I lived as any sinner would.  Without going into detail, lets just say I lived life to the fullest and put my ALL into everything I did.  My only goal, if I had to name one, I guess you could say was to just survive long enough to make it another day.  With no knowledge of Heaven or Hell, as I know it now, I wasn't afraid to live dangerously as they call it.  In all actuality I had NOTHING to live for, but my how things have changed.  

This February will mark 16 years that I have been serving the Lord.  I have messed up a time or two....LOL, but in my heart I have always purposed to love God with ALL that I have and do my best in living a life of holiness before Him.  I know that I am not perfect nor will I ever be.  I do know that I am not the same person I once was.  The desires I once had for certain things have changed.  I know we aren't supposed to live in regret but there are a few things I would like to change if I could go back in time and do so. That is in the past and they say it's those things that make you who you are today. In some ways I can agree.  Now my desire is to serve the Lord with ALL of my heart, ALL of my soul, ALL of my mind and ALL of my strength.  I cannot do this without Him.  I do not have the power in and of myself to accomplish this goal.  I have to totally rely on Him to work this out in me.  I am NOTHING without Him.  I guess if I had to set a goal for myself this year it would be that my life would reflect the One I am living for, Jesus Christ.  I want to run the race as hard as I can and do all that He has called me to do before I cross that finish line.  I want my life to count for eternal things - 

There are a lot of things in life that can easily distract us from our "purpose" God has for us but with His help, I will reach the goal set before me.  

So "ALL to Jesus I surrender"and in 2012 my purpose will be accomplished!  NOTHING will stand in my way. 

"I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." Phillipians 4:13

Happy New Year and may you find your purpose then run the race full throttle.