Setting Your Direction For Life

Where are you? A call to self assessment and decision.

You have entered a new dimension as you stand at the start of a new year. So where to, from here?

A message about setting direction for the future, personally, and as a church. A call to prepare war - and wake up the mighty men. We all have some decisive resolutions to make - to grow our faith and deepen our relationship with the Lord.

Where are you going this year ahead? I’m talking spiritually? Are you growing? How is you heart with God? Has it grown colder, harder? Have you maybe taken your foot off the pedal spiritually?

Here we stand at a new milestone. For some it can be time to change. A new year’s resolution. Fact is, most New Year’s resolutions only last till January the 2nd.

Are things going to be any different a year from now? We must prepare for some things.

Prepare to meet thy God. Amos 4:12.

You can make this new year when you decide to follow Jesus. To go forward spiritually. To get ready for eternity. The Bible talks about preparing the heart… 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Are you where God wants you to be? Are you ready - for eternity? It’s a time to choose. Joshua 24:15 …choose you this day whom ye will serve… as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

The Bible urges us to prepare. Joel 3:9, Prepare war… Wake up the mighty men. 1 Cor 14:18 talks about: Prepare for battle.

Choose your priorities. Resolve to change things. Are we living according to His will? 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Does the glory of God matter to us?

Life is like a vapour, here today and gone tomorrow. How is your relationship with God through Jesus Christ? People are wasting their lives on inconsequential things and yet eternity is really only moments away. Let Christ be at the centre of the decisions you make. Give God first place.

What about our church and its future? Will we stand fast and preach the truth? Or will we become just another ear-tickling church? The disciples told our Lord… Matthew 15:12 …Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? In other words they were telling Him, tone it down. You might offend someone!

Actually, we need hard truths. It’s time to prepare ourselves. Get ready for what lies ahead. Matthew 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Jesus is coming. Get ready! Spiritually prepared. You and your family. Wake up. Get ready.

We also have need to be ready with our testimony. You need to be a witness for Christ. 1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Also: Be prepared to serve God. 2 Timothy 2:21 …a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

It’s saying: be a useful Christian. Be used of God. What’s stopping you from being engaged in the church?

Are you prepared? Prepared for the master to use you? If not, why not? How are you getting stuck?

The mighty men need a wake up. It's time to get going!

Some would say, one day I will get around to it. Here you go - I have made one for you! You have a round TUIT…

Where are you? Be honest. Make the changes you need to make. Make a new year's resolution. Decide to live for the glory of God in your life ahead.

Put your future in the hand of the Lord. Live to please God and not yourself. Learn to glorify God every day.