I remember in January 2008, I considered 'New Beginnings' as the name of my new coaching practice. It seemed to make sense, since January is a popular time for people to envision new goals, revamp older ones and believe with renewed anticipation for a brighter, more successful year than the last.
As I reminisce I realize the wonder of this first year. As I sought the Lord for direction/guidance, He gave me a different name, From the Heart Christian Life Coach, a more fitting name for He knew what He had planned for me. He taught me many lessons this year, and showed me His miraculous power as He worked through me and I was blessed to see lives changed, one heart at a time!
So now as we look forward to 2009, I can’t help but ask (it’s the coach in me :-)
- Have you thought about your successes in 2008? Why not list them and thank God for them!
- What are your goals/visions for 2009?
- What changes would you like to make spiritually, personally and/or professionally?
- What assurances do you have for success in these areas?
My testimony is that when we yield/surrender to God ~ our thoughts and plans ~ before making decisions and setting the course ~ God is faithful and we are successful and blessed beyond belief! And, since God created us all uniquely with plan and purpose, I encourage you to yield/surrender yourself by asking HIM to show you HIS vision for you this year! Remember, you are His Masterpiece!
If He has already given you a vision, ask Him to show you the steps to be taken this year before moving one foot forward. He will help you identify and realize your goal(s) beyond your wildest expectations. The Bible says His ways are higher than ours. So, I encourage you to seek God .... tell Him the desires of your heart [yes, He knows them already, but share them with Him anyway] ~ He longs for relationship with you.
And as you seek Him, remember to Listen to His still small voice, as He shares His wisdom and direction for you. Write them down and pray over them every day. Ask God to make a way where there seems to be no way. If God placed a desire in your heart, you can expect with excitement a wondrous outcome! New beginnings with God as your pilot.
And if you need someone to prayerfully help you put order to the goals/visions and steps, please consider From the Heart, Christian Life Coach.
May you expect with childlike anticipation God's bountiful blessings each and every day as you look to Him. God's love to you and yours,
Michelle Lord Samples
From the Heart, Christian Life Coach
http://www.fromtheheartlifecoach.com/
Scripture resources:
Jeremiah 29:11-13 "For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."
Jeremiah 33:2-3 “This is what the Lord says—the Lord who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the Lord: Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come."
Psalm 37:4-5 "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you."
Psalm 139:15-16 "My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colors] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery]. Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them."
Psalm 18:30-31 "God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?"
Proverbs 16:9 “A man's mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure."
Proverbs 19:21 "Many plans are in a man's mind, but it is the Lord's purpose for him that will stand."
Romans 12:2 "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."
Luke 9:35 "Then there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, My Chosen One or My Beloved; listen to and yield to and obey Him!"
Proverbs 16:3 "Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.
