Welcome 2009

Hey yall 2008 is over. A new year begins but more importantly a new day is here. So everyday i've been trying to live as if it's my last. To be productive, for in Ephesians it says the days are evil. The year in recap for Astrid-- Graduating from CSULB. Big for me since I have this problem with finishing anything. So that was a momentous ocassion and I was blessed to have shared it with so many people I love. But the aftermath of wow I really have to do something with my life set in. While I don't think I'm there yet I'm doing better at trusting God's will and relying on his guidance for my life. So this morning I started my day late because I got in at the wee small hours of the morning. But when I became more lucid I sank into His word. January first was poignant for me as a challenge. Starting in Ephesians 4 Paul reminds us that our commitment to him is because we are a part of his family. Paul says " I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have called." Reading this was a good reminder of how we as Christians are supposed to act because of the grace we have been given. So here we are in a new year and God is saying where is your commitment to me. Am I your first love? your priority? Yes!!!! Then how are you walking. As I'm going through my devotional they reference John 9 and the story is of a blind man and his parents. Jesus heals this man and the Pharisees are questioning Jesus's diety. What we see
is the blind man's faith revealed and the parents and Pharisee's blindness. I realize that we put our faith in many things everyday. We walk outside and go to our car and expect it to work. We put faith in others who are on the rode and the places we go to provide service, work etc. We also place a certain amount of commitment in these secular things. We are commited to our jobs, our school, our friends and family but how much of that commitment do we leave for Chirst. He has given us everything and His word is our standard... yet I often find my commitment to his word, to Him waning. No longer. The parents of the blind man did not give Jesus his full credit instead deferring to their son responsibilty of saying who he is. They do this because they didn't want to dissapoint the Pharisees and get kicked out... I was thinking aren't we supposed to be getting kicked out of places that aren't truly upholding God's standards. The blind man who know sees is truly an example of believing and having faith, the Pharisees are spiritually blind. As a child of God I see so what am I doing?
John 9: 4-5 Jesus says "As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Christ commitment to his Father was evident shouldn't ours. For some we are the only flicker of Christ's bright shining light... I am encouraging those of yall reading and myself to walk in a manner worthy of which we are called. Be the light in the darkness of this world. Show Christ light by our actions, attitudes, and worship of our Lord. Be blessed everyone and Praise Him on High!!!!!! Everyday is filled with his new mercies... no waiting for a year to pass...all we have is now. Christ is Coming!!!!!!