{"id":360,"date":"2010-12-29T23:10:55","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T23:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultimatejoy.wordpress.com\/?p=360"},"modified":"2015-07-02T15:19:35","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T22:19:35","slug":"under-new-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/?p=360","title":{"rendered":"Under New Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Normally around this time of year, I\u2019m trying to figure out my New Year\u2019s Resolutions.\u00a0 It is something that I neither want to do nor enjoy doing.\u00a0\u00a0Resolutions sound so punitive to me \u2013 harsh and unforgiving.\u00a0 They seem a little like starting the year promising to climb Mount Everest \u2013 something I lack the physical stamina and the mental endurance to accomplish.<\/p>\n

Just recently, a pastor told me to bag the resolutions and think of this time of year as a season of renewal.\u00a0 Now that I could do.\u00a0 Resolutions remind me of whips used to beat myself until I finally give up.\u00a0 But, renewal speaks to me of serene retreats, peacefully slowing down to examine my life in a positive way and coming away with a doable roadmap.\u00a0 Renewal means thriving in the life of Christ and coming to know more fully the realization of His life in me.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a Bible scholar, so I\u2019m unsure as to whether it speaks of resolutions.\u00a0 Renewal, though, is mentioned many times.\u00a0 One of my favorites is 2 Corinthians 4:6 \u2013 \u201cThis is why we never lose heart.\u00a0 Though outwardly we are wasting away, inwardly we are being renewed<\/em><\/strong> day by day.\u201d In Jesus, God will meet our every need, through Jesus we will be given every provision, and from Jesus we will receive every blessing God can give.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean that I don\u2019t need discipline to reach my personal goals and my divine purpose, but it does mean every step of the way, God is with me.\u00a0 In fact, during this season of renewal, my goal is to cast all worry, care, burdens, anxiety and concerns on Him.\u00a0 I\u2019m cleaning out the worries of the world and welcoming new management into my heart.\u00a0 I want 2011 to be the year that I can hang a banner over my heart that reads:\u00a0 \u201cUnder the Management of the Prince of Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

As we end 2010, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog.\u00a0 While I\u2019ve enjoyed your comments and your encouragements, mostly I\u2019ve enjoyed doing life beside you.\u00a0 I look forward to sharing an abundant life with you in 2011.\u00a0 My prayer for you in this season of renewal is:<\/p>\n

May you set your sail of faith to capture the trade winds of the Spirit\u2019s sweet communion. May He carry you into the strong currents of God\u2019s grace, to the harbors of Jesus\u2019 comfort, to the ports that abound with blessings, and to the warm waters of the Father\u2019s love. And may the Captain of your Salvation, pilot you through troubled seas, quieting your heart when rolling waves beat against you. May you daily be kept from drifting away from the course He has set for you. May He guide you to safe havens, fill your vessel with eternal treasures, and bring you triumphantly to heaven\u2019s distant shore.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Normally around this time of year, I\u2019m trying to figure out my New Year\u2019s Resolutions.\u00a0 It is something that I neither want to do nor enjoy doing.\u00a0\u00a0Resolutions sound so punitive to me \u2013 harsh and unforgiving.\u00a0 They seem a little like starting the year promising to climb Mount Everest \u2013 something I lack the physical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4,5],"tags":[6,11,13,48,24,26,29,33],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=360"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1245,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360\/revisions\/1245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}