CHANGE. - We may have set many goals and resolutions in
2023 that never materialized because we didn’t make the necessary choices to effect
the change. We know God never changes, but He does change our circumstances and
there are some things God wants to help us change. These are our attitude, our perspective, our behavior,
our responses, and our habits.
CHOICES - To
effect this change, we need to be making the right choices. To choose is to decide. Will we serve God or will we choose to serve
man or self? When we choose God, we are
choosing life and a blessing. As God’s
chosen, let us choose what is right, what is pure, and what is pleasing to God.
CONFIDENCE – To be confident, is to have no doubts, fears, or
uncertainty. God calls us to have boldness
in the abilities He has gifted us with. He wants us to be confident in our identity
of knowing who we are in Christ and what that means. He wants us to know that we are victors in every
battle of life and lastly, God wants us to have a relationship with Him as our
loving Father, to be bold enough to go to Him with confidence.
COMPASSION – To have compassion is to have a tenderness towards someone's
suffering and misfortune. We express compassion with care and concern. God
expects us to feel and be filled with compassion and be moved to act in doing
the right thing, to see justice and mercy administered.
CLARITY – God calls us to write down our vision and goals. I believe there is something powerful that
happens in the spiritual realm when we write things down. I also want to think clearly, speak clearly,
write clearly, hear clearly, and see clearly.
Each night our goal should be to go to sleep with a clear conscience and
to wake up each morning clear-minded.
CALM – We are called to give gentle answers and not fly off
the handle every time someone pushes our buttons. We need discernment to remain calm when the
storms of life come and not react or respond with anger.
CHEERFUL / CHARISMATIC – If you are a moody person like me, you will know the
struggle of trying not to let our emotions rule our lives. God calls us to be cheerful, not just because
it is good for our health, but because it attracts others.
CONTROL – We need to relinquish our control over our lives and
give it fully to God to rule and reign over every aspect of it. The only
control we need to master is our self-control – over our tempers, over our words,
over our eating, and our temptations.
COMMITTED – God calls us to not only be fully committed to Him
but also to our goals and remain loyal in our relationships. We need to commit
our plans and our ways to God daily, giving Him our all in everything we do.
CREATIVE – Last, but not least, we need to tap into our
creative side. I believe each of us is
creative in one way or another. Find a
hobby that appeals to you and discover the creativity God has blessed you with.
Creating is an outlet that brings our soul joy and is a lifetime treasure
waiting to be discovered.
So let us see into 2024
with these C words to live by, as signposts to help lead and motivate us each day.
God bless you all!
