Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. It's the summer holiday session in Australia when most church community activities stop from early December till the end of January when the students go back to school, college or university and the new year gets into full swing again.
Like me, you probably make plans and set goals for the new year for family, work, leisure activities, health and our personal relationships. Do you even set goals or do you live reactive to what happens to you at any given moment? There is certainly a place for spontaneity in our daily life, but without a plan, we will live our lives 'reactive and not proactive' in life.
But do we set goals for our spiritual life? Which books of the Bible will I read/listen to this year? What passages will I study in-depth? What Christian books will I read? What volunteer work will I do? Do we write out a spiritual plan with the same enthusiasm as we write up our general life plan? Are we as serious about our spiritual plan as we are about our business, career plan?
The Bible is a treasure chest of knowledge and, unlike other books, when we read and study it, we enrich our relationship with Jesus and God Himself. We spend personal time with God. Just as we spend personal time with our immediate family, spouse and close friends, how much time each day do we spend chatting and listening to God? Are we predominately proactive or reactive with our spiritual life?
Many years ago I read the book titled God's Will: Finding Guidance For Everyday Decisions by J.I.Packer and Carolyn Nystrom. This wonderful book answered my questions and satisfied my curiosity about knowing what Gods Will is for my life. After I read a book, I type review notes on it. I decided this would be a good time of the year to write this poem from my book review notes.
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Thank you for listening to my poem.
