How is my 10?

Back in the start of the New Year I posted "Make it a 10!" and thought it would be a good time to reflect on how my 10 is going so far in 2010.

In order to increase my enjoyment of God, my hope was to spend more time praying and just waiting on the Lord daily. I wanted to do my best to get away for private prayer on my lunch break and also before bedtime. As I feel that my prayer life is getting stronger, I still feel the need to break away from the everyday life to keep my focus on Christ. The times that I have spent in private prayer have pumped my heart full of joy. I continue to press on in this and give more time for my private prayer life.

I also thought the most humanly impossible thing I would ask God for this year was gospel growth in my own life. I can say that God is working gospel growth into my heart and life. His power is increasing in me and I have been making better progress in pursuing Him as my all in all. The Lord has challenged me and grown me, and as I keep my focus on the gospel and each day that He gives me I know He will continue to transform me into His image. I desire to be like Christ, walk like Christ, for me to live is Christ.

My thoughts on the single most important thing I could do to improve the quality of my family life this year was to serve within our church family. This needs more work. As I am writing this, my mind is coming up with a few awesome ideas to go after. I feel the quality of my family life is going in a better direction, but I know it can be better. My main problem with this is losing focus and letting things get in the way of leading my family as I ought to in Christ. I must get all stuff out of the way and continue to lead my family to Christ in all things.

For a spiritual discipline I hoped to make much progress in was my prayer life. I see growth, but I must strive more in this task. I am not content with my prayer life. I plan to strive after more time alone with God each and everyday. For those prayer warriors out there, please pray for me in this area.

This now comes to my biggest struggle of the year. It was question number 5. It asked what my single biggest time-waster in my life was and what I would do about it this year. Well as you know I said the Internet. In all truth, this has been lame. For Monday, Wednesday, Friday it has been a daily fight to keep my commitments. I can do better, and am striving to keep them in full. I would say that I have failed at this one, but I desire not to finish the year that way. I will leave the part of 2010 that has past behind me, and strive towards completing my goal of no Internet on the days that I said I wouldn't use it.

In regards to the most helpful new way I could strengthen my church this year, I thought by prayerfully sharing the gospel with others and sharing the Word as well. What I really wanted to do was get involved with others lives. I am excited about this one. I am so thankful for the opportunities that God has given me to get more involved within others lives. I hope to pursue more relationships with others, but for the most part and really happy with the growth I have seen in pursuing others, but there is much room for improvement. I just want to take the Bible and make disciples. Its my purpose while I have breath!

When asked about whose salvation I would pray for most, and I have a few people in mind. I would have to just say my desire is the same and that is that gospel growth in others and myself is of most importance to me. I want others and myself to grow in grace and knowledge of the truth of God's gospel!

I still continue to make this year a different and special year by meditating and celebrating on God's gospel and keeping my focus on that because it of most importance for my soul. Prayer is my plan and my plan is to continue to grow in prayer. I continue to reach out to my community in hopes of building relationships that will give my family an opportunity to share the best news to mankind!