Can’t believe that it’s already 2009! It’s been another half a year since I’ve blogged again…. =P Again, the procrastinator in me has been taking over for quite a while!
I’ve been trying to catch up to my 2-year Bible reading plan… and I think I’m quite a bit behind! I believe my 2 years are up this coming October, but at the same time I don’t want it to become like a “chore” to read my Bible. I’ve been differentiating my Bible reading and my quiet time with God, so that I don’t become legalistic again. I try to treat my Bible reading plan as a discipline, and a step to growing intellectually in His Word, whereas I still try to build up my relationship with Christ at the same time. Sometimes I use the Bible reading plan as a tool to that, and sometimes I don’t. So far it has worked well for me. As a result, I won’t (or try not to!) associate simply reading the Bible with getting to know God personally. And just because I missed a day doesn’t mean that I can’t still lean on God and be close to Him that day either.
Another lesson I’ve been learning lately is stewardship of the gifts God has given me. I recently read some articles on Gospel.com regarding stewardship. I think that with the new year and with everything that has been going on with the economy, financial stewardship has probably been in the forefront of most people’s minds. However, as I read the articles, what spoke out most to me was the stewardship of my time and God-given-gifts. I’ve been putting my gifts on the back-burner for a long time, and it’s still sitting there. I’ve also been praying about ministry for the longest time, and have been listening for the Lord’s prompting. He has been putting something on my heart for a while, but with the busyness of the holidays and my trip back to Hong Kong, it was kind of put on hold. But now that I’m back and things are back to normal, I believe that it’s time for me to step up to what God has been telling me. So with a new year, I believe it’s a good start!
As I look forward to the rest of 2009, I pray that God will further His plans in me, and that I can keep up with Him! It’s going to be a great year!!!! =)
