COMPLETION

Ok, I sat down a few days ago to write about a different topic and today this topic kind of slapped me over the head.  Or God sent me the flashing neon sign as some of my friends refer to these moments. 

I was doing some reflecting and really getting down on myself as I feel like there is not a lot of movement or progress in my life.  I have many struggles and I feel like I have not made a lot of headway in them.  Do you notice how many times I used the word I there?  Of course I know that I have no power over the temptations and struggles in my life, but am I allowing God to use His power.  Am I living victoriously; to be honest probably not.

 Most of you probably know what a planner I am, a little overboard at times (yes, you may laugh).  As I have shared on this blog before God is really teaching me to let go of any agenda I have.  I do fail miserably at that some days and then my initial reaction is to beat myself up.  So, my challenge to myself and maybe for some of you is to live DAILY.   The bible speaks of this daily living repeatedly; taking up our cross daily, seeking God daily, delighting in God and His word daily, our daily bread, His grace and compassion that are new each morning.  I will also borrow a silly statement that did speak to me.  Stop looking in the rear view mirror! 

Back to the title of completion, this means lacking nothing.  I cannot complete any work in my life, my salvation is complete in Jesus my Lord and Savior but I will not be complete until the day I meet Him face to face.  Paul wrote to the church at Philippi his prayer for them in Phillipians 1:3-6 ³I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you, ⁴always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy, ⁵for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now; ⁶being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ: ^[1]  This is my prayer for myself and each of you that God will make us complete and perfect lacking nothing. 

I am praying about what opportunities God will provide in 2014, but more importantly I am praying that I will grow nearer to Him in the upcoming year.