My sweet husband often sends me, our children, his Wednesday men's group, and other friends encouraging words. Today he sent us a list of "New Year's Questions" that he found on Don Whitney's website. As I am challenged at the moment with the gross unintentionality (if that's a word) by which I live my life...these questions were provoking to me. Perhaps you will find them encouragingly provoking, as well...perhaps enough to light a fire under ye 'ole tail? I'm feeling a little heat myself...
1. What's one thing you could do this year to increase your enjoyment of God?
2. What's the most humanly impossible thing you will ask God to do this year?
3. What's the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your family life this year?
4. In which spiritual discipline do you most want to make progress this year, and what will you do about it?
5. What is the single biggest time-waster in your life, and what will you do about it this year?
6. What is the most helpful new way you could strengthen your church?
7. For whose salvation will you pray most fervently this year?
8. What's the most important way you will, by God's grace, try to make this year different from last year?
9. What one thing could you do to improve your prayer life this year?
10. What single thing that you plan to do this year will matter most in ten years? In eternity?
There are 21 additional questions Mr. Whitney poses in the article. If you would like to be challenged by those, as well, you may find them here.
His final encouragement is so good to one like me...prone to legalism / performance. He says, "So let's evaluate our lives, make plans and goals, and live this new year with biblical diligence, remembering that, 'The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage' (Proverbs 21:5). But in all things let's also remember our dependence on our King who said, 'Apart from Me you can do nothing' (John 15:5)." Now that's a good word!
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