Less Behind in 2009

I was watching Fox and Friends one morning last week and they had Richard Simmons on (yes, he is still alive and STILL making videos - how old is that man???). "Less Behind in 2009" was his mantra. For some reason that just cracked me up!!

Now, it didn't lead me to make a New Year's resolution - I gave those up many years ago, but it did make me think. I do want "Less Behind in 2009", but there are soom things I need to do before I can make that commitment. I'm not procrastinating, but I know that I can't do it on my own, and that my first and formost help must be from the Lord. So my first commitment is to get things in line with my relationship with the Lord. I HAVE to have consistent time in prayer and Bible study with Him. This has been a HUGE struggle for me in the last year. I've been off and on all throughout the year. I've had absolutely no consistent time spent praying and reading God's word. So, that is going to be my first and formost commitment - to be consistently obedient to God by spending time with Him in prayer and in reading His Holy Word.

I'd love your prayers and encouragement as I take on this commitment. I started today with prayer and time spent in the Word - I'm going through a devotional written by John MacArthur.

Part of the scripture reading was Ephesians 2:10,
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

It was so neat to be reminded that I am God's workmanship and that God already has in place what he wants me to do.

Becky