We were shaped to serve God
Road of Resolution
By Sandy Gilkerson and Rhonda Dolph
1. RELATIONSHIP
Reaffirm your relationship with God.
Micah 6:8 – The Lord has already told you what is good, and this is what He requires: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
2. REVIEW
Look back on the past year and ask God to show you areas of sin and weakness that might have hindered your spiritual growth.
Psalm 139:23 -24 – Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends You, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
3. REPENT
Confess your sin and ask God to forgive you.
1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sin to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from every wrong.
4. REFRESH
Ask God to refresh you and to give you a new vision for the year ahead.
Jeremiah 29:11 – “I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “they are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
5. RENEW
Ask God to help you see your life from His perspective, and renew your commitment to His vision and purpose for your life.
Romans 12:2 – Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect His will really is.
6. RESOLVE
Resolve to be faithful to God’s purpose in your life and to glorify Him in the areas that He has revealed to you as you have prayed to Him.
Philippians 3:14 – I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.
7. RECORD
Write down the things that God has revealed to you in prayer, and review them frequently, remembering that it is only by His grace that you are able to grow in Him.
Hebrews 4:16 – Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.
