I Walk by Faith Not by Sight

I do not know what the New Year will bring but I know who will guide me through the days of 2013.  I will take one step at a time into the future.  I will walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7).  I am starting the year out in the Word, specifically in 2 Corinthians 5.  It reminds me that I have been reconciled to God through Christ and I am therefore Christ’s ambassador.  Christ’s love compels me because I am convinced that He died for all.  He died for me, for my family, for my friends, and for everyone.  I believe the promises of God.  I am confident of the words which I read and I claim God’s promise of reconciliation in my life and in the ministry of reconciliation which this chapter talks about. 

I pray daily and continuously.  For me praying is being in conversation with God.  I feel His presence, He hears me, and He speaks to me.  He answers and gives me glimpses of His presence in many different ways.  On this New Year’s Day I specifically pray that God would keep me aligned in His perfect will.  I pray to be filled with His Holy Spirit and to be used in the lives of everyone I am praying for.  It is God’s Grace that has brought me to this place of faith and commitment.  I am open to His leading.  I want Him to use me and to grow me wherever He places me. 

I will not list by name all who I am in prayer for.  My family and friends know who they are.  I pray for specific needs and God’s Blessings in each life.  There are some who are presently in need of God’s healing presence and power.  I enter this New Year praying for healing for Sebastian, Margaret, Ott’s husband Bill, Judy’s grandson Timmy, Frank, and continued healing for LaVerna.  Thank you Lord for hearing my prayers.

I extend my New Year’s Blessings to each of you.  I have spoken to the Lord and have promised Him a renewed commitment to share my faith and my spiritual insights with you, the readers of my Blog.  I cannot see into 2013 and beyond but I am reconciled to the one who does see the beginning and the end; the Alpha and the Omega.  Walk with me as we increase in faith and in the knowledge of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  It is an exciting journey and I live in anticipation of what God will be doing in my life, and yours, in 2013.