What will 2012 bring?

What is it that you desire?

The wind whips the hard through the night.............and it's me who wonders what will the new year bring?

The New Year does stir excitement within...........that maybe this thing called self can truly die!
Jesus who gave no thought to ease or pleasure or WORLDLY enrichment.............but filled His life with DOING..............FOR OTHERS.........always SELF-DENYING!

Winter is truly unfolding this day...........with a glimmer of hope that this year can be the year to know Him better.

2011- Was the year of learning to give thanks in every situation.............finding gratitude.-  “eucharisteo."

EUCHARISTEO - - Greek Verb

MEANING: To be grateful, feel thankful; give thanks

NUMBER OF TIMES USED IN THE BIBLE: Used 39 times in Scripture in the following ways: Give Thanks = 26 times Thank = 12 times Thankfulness = 1 time

EXAMPLE:

He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. Romans 14:6 God has been circling me for a while with the word.............."desire." 2012 will be my year of DESIRE..............desiring to know Him better. greek word for desire= Eros --meaning a longing! I long to know Him better. Longing only to seek the pleasure or desire of Christ! Ask yourself today;  "What is it that you desire?" (for 2012) Standing at that cross-roads in life............which path will I take? Which path will you take? The road less traveled is going to be steep..........one with bumps and bruises.

I want to connect with God.............no more half-hearted commitment!
PSALMS 42:1-2;
¹ As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?

I need Him................I desire that personal intimacy with Him......we are a living incompleteness.......a gap, and emptiness that longs.............for fulfillment!

So this year 2012 will be a year of prayer! Prayer leads to intimacy with God.  That's how we will connect!

Over 75 million Christians go to church every Sunday.........falling into two main groups:
1)  wanting a personal experience of God's presence or
2)  to have a better understanding HOW to live the Christian life.

(Although over 75 million Christians are going to church less than 1/3 have an actual relationship or even DESIRE to have a relationship with Him!)

I need to KNOW Him............I can't settle for the feel good experience......the day will come when brokenness happens.....................pain...........even death and I can't rely on my feelings! I have to know Him in order to trust Him! And the only way to know him better is to spend time with Him.

Prayer is the door for knowing Him better!

Sometimes God will bring you to the door but He can't make you go through it................you have to step out on your own free will and MOVE forward! Your real encounter with God may behind that door! Prayer is your heart!!!  Asking myself today; "What are the desires of my heart?"
I am tired of being the Israelites wandering in the wilderness............with trials and hardships that can literally kill me! He sat me in front of a dead forest..................He is telling me that I am in the wilderness..................where it is consistently....BARREN, DRY and DESOLATE. I am asking Him today;  "how can I so infested with SELF fit into His plan?"

EROS............ I whisper over and over again.............wanting that DESIRE to seek Him with all my heart, soul and mind.

I look out the window and I see it........the sun glistening through the trees in the 20 degree weather.....and I wonder how........how do I take my eyes off of me and place them on Him? Trying harder is only putting hope in self.......being the better mama..........friend............sister and wife only comes from Him. From A daily EROS for more of Him. Peace cannot be found................because He is our perfect PEACE.

James 8:8a “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you”


Psalm 73:28 “But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge that I may tell of all your works.”


Romans 12:12 “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”
Might this year for me EROS be the year that changes everything?

Draw near to HIM.............Desire HIM.......................prayer is an expression of who we are!
What you desire is who you will become...........and what you become is what you will leave behind for the next generation!

Want you join me?
Let this be your year of DESIRING more of Him!


all of grace,
Robbie