A Year Committed to the LORD

While away for the holidays to the ranch and Calgary for a couple weeks, I had lots of time to relax, think and spend time with my family and friends.  It was wonderful.  The ranch was a nice time for me to relax and at some points have nothing to do - was a weird concept to me and I even found myself complaining at ONE point.  Coy made sure to point it out to me and I am grateful he did. So odd how I can go 4 months wishing so bad that I had NOTHING to do or think about.. it had arrived and I felt I should be doing something.  I had to embrace it, and I did. Calgary was a different story with lots of people to see and lots I wanted to do.  It was nice after the time at the ranch.

Now I am back in Saskatoon and back in the grind. As I was looking through some pictures tonight I was reminded of a weekend Coy and I went to with Ellel Ministries.  Here are a couple of pictures I took on a walk in the country called: The Way of The Cross.  There were 18 crosses hung along the way... each with a piece of scripture and meditation.  

That weekend my life changed.  I learned a new way of communicating with God and a new way of living my life.  I am reminded when I read the Word and when stress or worry gets back in my head, that the Lord is the only way.  That weekend the Lord changed things in my life and I want to continue to live in those new ways.  He is the only way I know how to live and I need His Word to feed my soul and keep me going day by day.  This year I want to commit myself to living life better.  Loving the Lord more by my actions, with my words and through my thoughts.  I will not have unbelief.

Here is a Lordship Prayer that Coy and I received that weekend.  Our mentor/counsellor we had, Alex, gave this to us.  Encouraged us to memorize it and say it each morning to remind us of who God is. I hope to encourage you all who read this. Claim this for your life and know that God is in control ultimately but we have the choose it too.

Lordship Prayer
LORD Jesus I acknowledge my need of you and accept you as my Savior, my Redeemer, my Deliverer and my LORD.
I invite you now to be the LORD that is the authority, over the whole of my life.

LORD of my human spirit and all my spiritual awareness and worship.

LORD of my mind, my attitudes, my thinking, my beliefs, and my imagination.
LORD of my emotions and my expression of my feelings.
LORD of my will and all my decisions.

LORD of my body, my physical health, my exercise, my diet, my rest and my appearance.
LORD of my sexuality and its expression.
LORD of the manner and timing of my death.

LORD of my family and all my relationships.
LORD of my secular work and my Christian service.

LORD of my material goods and my perceived needs.
LORD of my finances.

LORD of my plans, my ambitions and my future.

Thank you that Your blood was shed that I might be free from the consequences of sin and that my name is written in the Lamb's book of life.

Amen.