My Epic Journey

For the past few years, instead of coming up with New Year’s Resolutions that often get broken, I have found that God places a specific verse or passage in my path and heart.  I then set, as my goal, to both memorize the passage and live it out.

This year, God has placed this passage on my heart,

Philippians 4:11-12 (NIV)
¹¹I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
¹² I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

In a world and culture that is so materialistic-driven, I would love to find my contentment in God and who I am in Him instead of stuff I have or don’t have.

God, my prayer to you is that I find myself being satisfied in you and only you!  Amen.

I, like many others, struggle with the concept of Resolutions.  I am always challenged by what the New Year brings but frustrated over the fact that I failed so miserably with the previous year’s resolutions.

Last year I changed it up though and challenged myself to make one verse my resolution verse for the year.  That verse was:

1 John 2:6 (NIV)
⁶ Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.

Though I didn’t do this to the fullest, I did strive to do all I could to walk as Jesus walked.

This year my verse resolution is,

Proverbs 4:25-27 (NIV)
²⁵ Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.
²⁶ Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.
²⁷ Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

My heart’s desire is that this verse would be upon my mind and heart throughout the entire year!

Excited about heading to Camp Otyokwah this weekend for an EPIC Vision retreat.  I am heading up tonight to spend time in prayer and planning and then will have some of the EPIC staff team join me Friday night and Saturday.

Here are some questions we posed to our leaders:

What do you want to see accomplished in EPIC in the next 365 days?

What does the process look like to achieve that goal?

What needs to be done to see that accomplished?

Who might we need to bring on to the team to help us achieve this goal?

Please pray that God would give us direction and peace concerning the vision for EPIC and the focus for the next 365 days for our students and their family’s.