New Year...Again?

This morning in church, we had an awesome service where the Lord was moving and stirring my heart about commitment and priorities. What comes first in my life...and do I really trust Him like I say I do. I say I am committed but - is that just words? Our scripture was found is Matthew 6, which, by the way is such a powerful chapter - especially if you have a doubtful moment in your life- But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (I told you it was powerful!) So anyway...the questions that kept coming to me where:

• Do I seek God first in my life?
• Do I seek God first in situations OTHER than troubled times?? (ouch)
• Do I seek God first in the lives of my girls?
• Do I seek God first in the life of my marriage?
• Am I committed to finding God's will in all of these things...or do I ask once and hope I don't hear what He has to say!

I'm just sayin', my toes are hurtin'! My Heavenly Father was walking all over them this morning... So, as I realized I needed to work in these areas I knew I need to visit the alter. Now what I'm about to tell you is not meant to be boastful, but is necessary to tell you so I can relay to you something absolutely beautiful God gave me today. So, Bro. Reagan gave the alter call, and I gathered my girls up and we went down...so they may know what to do (we are are children's example). I wanted them to hear my prayer for them and to hear me seek God and His will in our lives. It was such a special time the three of us kneeling there asking for the guidance of our Creator...
So, after church was over, and my make-up totally smeared all over my face - why they didn't tell me I don't know! - one of the teenagers in our church come up to me and asked to speak to me. (Here is the beautiful gift God gave me.) She wanted to tell me how much it meant to her that my girls and I went to the alter together as a family. She had the biggest tears in her eyes as she was telling me that her parents just told her this past week they would not be coming to church with her because they no longer believed in God. She went on to say that she would never be able to experience that type of worship....oh what sorrow for this precious child. As I stood there, God gave me words of comfort to tell her - I had no idea on my own how to comfort such brokenness. I told her not to give up...her prayers would not go out in void - the Bible said so. And that after 30 something years of praying, my mom and dad just in this past two years had accepted Christ and been baptized and started living for God.
And then there it was -my gift from God. This awesome realization that this child brought to my attention. I have a complete Christian family...as of 2011!  As I look to what I am supposed to do and be in 2012, I can't help but be elated over the last year. Thank you God for answering my prayers of salvation...thank you for all of your promises...and thank you for this new year to serve you.