“TWENTY, TWENTY!”

MeMaw Thoughts
Number 457
January 1, 2020///

May God Bless you as we enter the year 2020. Yes, I am aware that I am doing MeMaw thoughts a day late. I will not bore you with all the reasons it did not get done yesterday but just know that God has an amazing year ahead for you.

What did the last moment of 2019 and the first moment of 2020, look like for you?

Were you asleep, with friends, with family, alone, trying to stay awake to see the year leave and begin a new decade?

As we are all aware, no matter what we were doing 2020 is now a reality.

May I tell you that no matter what we do each day, the next day will come. Whether we rejoice in this day, weep in this day, wallow in regret in this day, waste this day, or live it to its fullest for the Lord Jesus Christ, this day will pass, and tomorrow will come.

Then the next tomorrow and the next. If we are not taken to heaven by death or the rapture 2021 will come faster that we can imagine!

What will we have done with the day, the week, the month, the year, that the Lord God almighty has given us?

In everyplace in everything we as Sons and Daughters of the Creator God must honor Him and do all as unto Him.

As we sit in His presences, pray, study the Bible, rest our bodies, cook, clean, work, minister, reach out to the hurting around us, we are to do all as unto the Lord.

As we hug our kids, wipe runny noses and wash their clothes, do it all as unto the Lord God.

As we drive long distances or short distances to our jobs, do it as unto the Lord God.

Colossians 3:23 (KJV)
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

As we deal with uncaring employers, grouchy fellow workers, and work overload, do it as unto the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 (KJV)
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

As we seek God’s direction for the next step in our life or our ministry, listen with an open heart and mind and He will direct your path.

Isaiah 30:21 (KJV)
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

As we embark on the journey of not just another year, but another decade may we keep in mind the we were created “On purpose, for a purpose”!

I encourage you to live each day to its fullest, praise and love in the good times, the hard times and the most difficult times. Praise releases the forces of the Lord God Almighty in our lives. Love is the expression of Jesus to others.

May we be the hands and feet of Jesus to our families, friends and all those we encounter in our life journey.

As you wonder what God has next for you and you continue to ask and listen, live each day as if that were the reason you were created. Who knows, it just might be!

The smile you give the weird looking kid in the store isle, just might be what keeps him from going home and taking the life God gave him.

The hug you give an acquaintance may be just what they need to continue to be the care giver for a loved one.

The prayer you pray for your grouchy boss may just cause him to hear or read the gospel and be changed for eternity.

The encouragement you give a child may cause that child to understand that the dream in their heart can be a reality because they are seen and loved.

As my most favorite Christmas movie (It’s a wonderful life) shows us, we affect more lives than we ever could comprehend.

May we affect them for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Do all things unto the Lord!!

1 Corinthians 10:31 (KJV)
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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Father in Jesus name I come. I release to you all the failures and wrong decisions of 2019 and I release to you all the accomplishments or any good I may have done! I look forward to walking with you in my daily and lifetime destiny in 2020 and I release all of that to your Lordship! It is all about you and all for you! Bless all who read this and give them an amazing and wonderful year and beyond. Amen

May this be the greatest year ever. Love, MeMaw