Today, will you join me in writing or renewing your personal commitment as to just what it is... that you're resolved to do?

Several months ago, the Lord very strongly urged me to do this, and it has been one of the most helping and motivating things I have ever done. I wrote down what I know... and what I'm committed to live... and then I shared it. I've pushed myself to share it whenever I have the opportunity but I'm going to be honest... sharing It sometimes makes me squirm. I know that when I share it I'll be held accountable. But that's what I really want... I'd rather be uncomfortable and follow, then sit still and never see my Jesus. Wouldn't you? The more I read it myself, and share it with others, the more immediately it comes to mind when throughout the different circumstances that I've walked through. It has both challenged and encouraged me in the Lord, it's my personal reminder to walk by faith and not by sight... and I am THRILLED to be able to say that every time I've forced my feet forward in this pattern, instead of what might otherwise “make sense” in my circumstances... God has revealed Himself to me like NEVER BEFORE. At the beginning of this study, we talked about revival, and the fact that it can be daily, constant, and unending. I don't ever want to stop experiencing more of Him. It's certainly not always an easy journey... but it is the most exciting, thrilling, and most valuable thing I have ever done. I am more in love Him than ever.... and I want to see Him more.

So will you hold me accountable?

Throughout the weekend... please think through your personal commitment. If you aren't comfortable sharing it here, that's ok. One step at a time... just make sure you're steppin! :) If you'd like to sign your name to the bottom of mine... please do. That's something that we'll offer at the end of this study each and every time... and I'm excited to see what kind of a list of names we come up with over time.... and what kind of accountability and encouragement in the Lord that will create for the friends who sign the same commitment. As we are aware of one another's commitment it'll be easier for us to call it to mind and be an encouragement. If you'd like to add your own lines... please do!!!! I'd love to know what the Lord is teaching you, and to prayerfully sign my name as well. I hope your weekend is full of JOY as you step forward and follow your Savior!

I am resolved.

I am resolved to worship.

I am determined to know… and then to act. Always.

I will follow. I will not run ahead, step to the side, or lag behind. I will stay close... and I will follow.

I am convinced that the pathway to victory is only discovered on my knees. Only.

I am resolved to see more of my God, and to [get out of the way] so that others may see Him as well.

I am resolved to live my days as one who has been saved from death. To remember. To rejoice… always.  To stand firm in the hope I profess, and to never let the joy of the Lord leave my face. I will share. I am resolved.

I am complete in Him.

I have everything I need.

My God is my portion and my cup.

            He is my Promised Land.

I am resolved that my life should be driven as a thank offering to my God.

I will trust in the character of the Lord, not my circumstances.

I will walk on the water.

I will fix my eyes upon Jesus.

I am resolved.

I will share and rejoice in what I see. And I will do it loudly.

I will praise God for who He is… before He answers my prayer. I will not ask anything of  Him until I have trusted His ownership by acknowledging His character.

I will stand firm in what I know He has done.

I am resolved to studying His Word… to digging through it for the treasure that it is.

I will press forward one step at a time toward the goal.

I will get out of the way.

I will acknowledge my sin. I want nothing to do with the darkness that covers me from the light of God, that distracts my flesh to blinded comfort, that takes my eyes off of the One who saved me from the darkness. I will accept correction. I will face it with gratefulness that my God loves me enough to not allow me to step one foot into darkness, and who can change me. I will own change with action.

I am resolved.

I will not figure out what is wrong with others or try to fix them. I will pray for them. I will love them because God loves me when I’m unlovable and ungrateful.

I will love others, serve others, and respect others in worship to God because I want to make Him (God) happy… and He is my reward. I will not base my actions on the approval… or disapproval of man.

I am resolved.

I will attack every problem in this same way: Bowing low enough for the undeniable God to be seen… and for people and circumstances to have react accordingly. Outcome is not my responsibility. KNOWING HIM is my responsibility.

I am resolved.

I will offer what He has given me and REJOICE as I watch Him take it, multiply it, and feed others with it.

I will bring others into His presence by never leaving it myself.

I will not wander in the desert like the Israelites, looking for comfort and an easy life. I will listen for the voice of my God, I will remember what He has done, and I will KNOW that HE is my Promised Land.

I am resolved.

I will devote my first-thing-in the morning, and my every waking thought to seeking and obeying the Lord. I will honor the incredible treasure of family He has given me and spend myself in serving them and pointing them to Christ.

I will not try to be a perfect vessel. I will be the clay. It is only then that He can use me as a vessel at all.

I am resolved.

I will rejoice always that He who began a good work in me WILL carry it on to completion.

I am desperate to know that the presence of the Lord is undeniable in my home. That none of us have tried to take up Lordship in His place. That each one of us are personally accountable to a real… a living… and a just God. And that we are each held in His tight grip of love.

I am resolved.

I want more of Him. No matter what. Whatever it takes.

He is everything, The Great I AM.

He is God.

He is King.

And I am resolved.