Preparing for the New Year

• Get higher grades
• Save money
• Work out or go to the gym
• Organize my room
  

Does this look familiar? Some of you may have already started this list in your minds...your list of new year's resolutions.

As much as we all need to plan for practical things like finances, our health, our work or school responsibilities, it will benefit us to plan for our spiritual needs. Where do you see your personal ministry (involvement in church, building relationships with friends, sharing the gospel to others) a year from now? What do have in mind for your own spiritual growth (growing in humility, desire for God, and love for His Word, etc.)?

Take some time at the end of this year to reflect and seek God's guidance. Ask Him to help you set priorities and goals for the new year. Then, offer up these plans to God.

The heart of man plans his way,
but the LORD establishes his steps.
Proverbs 16:9 (ESV)

Here are some tools to get you started:

Train Yourself to be Godly
by CJ Mahaney
(Chapter 2 of "Disciplines for Life")
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A New Year's Plea: Plan!
by John Piper
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Enjoy!