Here I am in Springfield, checking my email at a restaurant called San Francisco Oven. In my opinion, nearly all restaurants should have wifi. Not all of them, but maybe the bulk of your lunch places. I say this mainly because I haven't had access to the Internet at my Mom's home, and I'm spoiled with my little laptop and playing with all the things online! By the way, its New Year's Eve! Is everyone doing something special? Leave a note with your fun plans. Tonight the family and I are going to a Hemingway's with about 35 people from my old church here in Springfield. I hope it will be fun.
And, again, the New Year's thing. It's also a time for reflection about the year and there are those that will be making resolutions. There are the run-of-the-mill sorts of resolutions: taking better care of self, getting better organized, being more disciplined with finances, etc. But what about other types of things? Deeper things? Not that the above things aren't relevant, or even needed, I'm sure they are. I would also encourage you to reflect on other areas as well. How are your relationships going? Do you know, really know what your priorities are in life? Are you active in things that you are passionate about? Do you serve anyone? Participate in a ministry? Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit?
And most importantly, how was your relationship with God this year? Right now? Is that an area that could stand some work? Some commitment? Some intentionality? Discovering and delighting in God is a worthy priority. Today is the day that you can make a decision to grow in that relationship with God. Any day is actually, but why not today?
