The Daily Christian Walk

Well, January of the New Year has already come and gone, and we are already four days into the month of February. God has already blessed our family here in 2007, but I am looking forward to what He has for us for the rest of the year.

Dr. Shelton Smith, editor of The Sword of the Lord, listed the following activities for each Christian to put into practice daily as they served the Lord entering the New Year. It doesn't matter what time of the year it is; anytime is a good time for the Christian to put these into daily practice.

1. Pray a lot!
2. Read your Bible daily, systematically, and devotionally.
3. Witness every day and try to win the ones to whom you witness. You can win souls if you work at it.
4. Make church the hub of your life. Be there Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night. Have your family there and let nothing and nobody discourage you from doing so.
5. Give the Lord His portion of your income! You cannot outgive Him, so be obedient in your stewardship.
6. Believe God about everything. Have faith in Him, trust Him.
7. Keep a good spirit in you. Rejoice! Let the joy of the Lord dominate your countenance.
8. Serve! Find a place to plug yourself into the Lord's work. Do something in which you invest yourself in the Lord's work.
9. Keep short accounts with God. Stay in good relationship with Him. Use I John 1:7-10 as often as necessary, but keep things right.
10. Build strong relationships with strong Christians. Run with the right crowd and learn from them. Don't imitate weakness, let strength be your model.
11. Find a mentor. I'm not talking about hero worship, but a mentor of stature whose track record is well established, clean, and obviously faithful.
12. Keep looking expectantly to the sky! Maranatha, indeed, the Lord is coming-when we do not know, but it could be sometime soon! With both hands on the plow at work, keep one eye glancing upward in anticipation of His promised coming!