Renewed Vision for 2014

Ladies and gents, it is officially 2014.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Now I don't know about you, but I'm not typically one to set a ton of mindless new year resolutions each January. If I did, it would sound like this:

~ Know God MORE.
~ Love MORE.
~ Clean my room MORE.
~ Give MORE.
~ (insert verb) MORE.

And that's so...vague. If this was my list I would ask myself, what's their purpose? How can I practically achieve this? Why am I doing this again?

I need vision, not lists. 

I prayed God would grant me renewed vision for 2014. We should be asking, "What do You want me to accomplish?" not, "What do I want me to accomplish?"

What's your mission and vision from God for 2014? (Seriously, I almost typed 2013. Woops.) What does He what you do achieve this year?

For me, it's Mark 10:43-45.

"...Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." {NLT}

When I read this passage yesterday, it hit me. I need to become a servant. And what better way to begin a new year than with a heart full of serving others.

In this vision of 2014, I see selflessness. I see myself needing to crucify fleshly desires. I see relying more on His strength. I see giving. I see fulfilling joy. I see becoming a leader. I see Jesus.

And this motivates me more than any list of new year resolutions.

Thank You, Jesus!

2014, let's DO THIS.