BREAK IN- 2009

BREAK IN-

Get out a sheet of paper and get alone somewhere so you can have it quiet.
Then begin thinking all about last year. What you did, where you went, the friends you made...
Now start thinking about what you want to do this year 2009...
Then write it out like this...
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
........

I usually try to write at least 50 things that I want to do in the year.

Things like...

Read my Bible more,
spend more time with my dad,
save $400 to buy a basketball hoop,
do something crazy,
go somewhere I've never been before...

But it is your list, so you write down what you want to do and then keep the list all year and check things off when you accomplish them. This is a great way to make sure your year in 2009 is amazing...

Life of a true believer

"Regardless of what anyone might tell you, always remember that your future is more important than your past. Where you are going matters more than where you have been. What you do from this day forward means much more than what you have already done. You may be affected by your past, but you are not defined by it. Not in the eyes of God... When you live in the light of eternity, it changes everything. It changes the way you think and act and believe. You no longer see yourself as an aimless being living day to day. You know that you are a child of destiny, awaiting a glorious throne to come. You no longer act like a worthless sinner. You live as if each moment were your last. And that thought doesn’t frighten you; it exhilarates you! You no longer believe that what you do doesn’t make a difference. You believe that every second and every decision makes an eternal impact on the world, as well as your destiny in heaven. You live as a child of the future, not as a slave to the past."

Living toward the Future

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher and Theologian
1813 - 1855


"I like the idea of 'living forward,' don't you? The apostle Paul said, 'I haven't already attained perfection, but this one thing I do... I forget what is behind, I reach for what is before me, and I press on towards the upward call of God that is in Jesus Christ.' Hmmm... Living forward, reaching out as I am called up. Sounds like a plan to me!"

SO WHAT?

We all make mistakes, but we can let our mistakes make us into much better people if we learn from them! Today think about a mistake you may have made in the last few days and then take a minute and think about ways to prevent it from happening again!