Resolved

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:18).

My, oh my, God is good! I wish I could divulge all the amazing things He is doing in and around me right now, but suffice it to say He is most definitely alive in this small town. He continues to remind me that His grace is sufficient; that those who are faithful with little will be entrusted with much; and that no one, absolutely no one, is beyond salvation.

Oh, Lord, help my unbelief!

Inspired by the resolutions of Jonathan Edwards written some 288 years ago, I drafted a much more simplified list of my own, and here now, for the purposes of documentation and accountability, I am publishing them for the whole world to see.

I have already failed miserably. Alas, my hope lies in the scripture first listed in this post.

I resolve to love God each day with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength.

I resolve to give my Lord the first fruits of my labors.

I resolve to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, trusting that all else necessary for His glory will be given unto me.

I resolve to share His magnificent gospel with all peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations placed in my path.

I resolve to love my neighbor as myself, giving sacrificially and expecting nothing in return.

I resolve to pray for my enemies daily, conscious of the fleeting time with which their eternal destiny will be determined.

I resolve to have no other gods than the one and only Father, Spirit, and Savior of the world -- Jesus Christ -- and to forsake all things competing with them for my affections.

I resolve to daily lay all things at the foot of the cross in hope of being filled with and led by the Holy Spirit, by His grace, for my joy and His supreme glory.

 July 17, 2011 (or somewhere around there)