What do I live for?

Well, it's 2008. A new year has begun. My list of new years resolutions was quite long this year. God has really convicted me to strive to make changes in my life. I was listening to the song "Hosea's Wife" by Brooke Fraser tonight. In the song she asks "what do I live for?" and the song talks about how we are all squandering our lives. She is referring to living for the temporal things in life. Brooke Fraser brilliantly weaves the goodness of God into her song. She includes the phrase "to believe is to begin." This song is so beautiful to me. I feel it is true for all of us. Even those who love and want to please God fall short of His glory. Still, to believe in Him and His love is to begin a new life. So...I asked myself the question: What do I live for? My first reaction was to think of who I want to live for. I want to live for the Lord. My next thought was...am I really living for Him? I think it's an important question to ask yourself each day. What/who do I live for? I don't feel guilty about my failings and I can rest in the fact that I spend time with God each day and seek His face. However, the Lord has convicted me to battle against my flesh and to reach out to Him in my time of weakness.

My point is. It's a new year. God makes all things new and through Him I can make changes and become stronger. When I say stronger I mean more confident in who I am in Christ. I mean doing more for others and expecting nothing in return. I mean allowing God to be my refuge in all circumstances and allowing His Word to abide in me. He can do this for anyone who seeks Him. The Lord is faithful. I know that if I continue to reach out to Him and take steps towards change, He will provide for me and shape me into who I was born to become. Praise the name of Jesus!