“Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed, every one was fulfilled.”  [Joshua 21:45]

“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’ And they left their nets at once and followed him.” [Matthew 4:19-20]

“Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.” [Matthew 6:33]

The fast with the church has ended. January has come to an ending as well. It was a very interesting month. I know that I have definitely grown since the very first day. My heart is no longer the same. I’m not mean, I’m not angry, I’m not depressed. I’m a new creation. I feel softer. I feel kinder. I feel more peace. I have only God to thank for that. I have so much more growing to do. My growth isn’t done with this month. My growth will continue and improve as 2016 goes on. 2016 is definitely the year God will fulfill His promises in my life. Promises have already been fulfilled and they will continue to be. God wants to bless me even more. Fulfill even more of His promises. God wants to bring me peace and joy and deliver me from anxiety.

But first I must seek Him. He comes first. I cannot get what God has in store for me if I don’t seek Him. In seeking Him I find all He wants for me. I find all I’ll ever need. He wants Himself for me. He’s all I ever need. None of what I want for myself, none of what I have matters. I count it all as loss. God can give and take away as He pleases. It’s no longer I who lives, but Christ in me. I have to be able to let go of anything from this world. I have to “leave the fish net and follow Him at once.” Not in five minutes, not tomorrow, not next year. It must be at once. My life depends on it. I have the option of life or death. God wants me to choose life. I choose life. I choose Him.

I want to follow You, God. I want to join You on Your mission. I want to embark on this journey to eternal life. Help me reach those around me. I am where I am for a reason. I have work to do for You. I have no idea how big of an influence I have on people. It’s obviously big. You want to enlarge my influence. You want to enlarge my territory. You want to add unto me. You want me to seek You. That is all I will do. I will seek You first. I will leave it all behind. Following you is worth the sacrifice. I leave behind everything that doesn’t come from You. I leave it for what is to come. The best is yet to come. I don’t know what is going to happen tonight, tomorrow, next week, or next month. I do know this year you are going to fulfill Your promises like You have done so before. I will continue to open my eyes, my heart and my ears for You. It doesn’t end with this month. It flows into the next month. It will flow into next year and for the rest of my life. I surrender my life to You, my Healer. You make all things new. You have made me new.