Be either cold or hot...

"I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You're not cold, you're not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You're stale. You're stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, 'I'm rich, I've got it made, I need nothing from anyone,' oblivious that in fact you're a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless.

"Here's what I want you to do: Buy your gold from me, gold that's been through the refiner's fire. Then you'll be rich. Buy your clothes from me, clothes designed in Heaven. You've gone around half-naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from me so you can see, really see.

"The people I love, I call to account—prod and correct and guide so that they'll live at their best. Up on your feet, then! About face! Run after God!

"Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I'll come right in and sit down to supper with you. Conquerors will sit alongside me at the head table, just as I, having conquered, took the place of honor at the side of my Father. That's my gift to the conquerors!

"Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches."
-Rev 3:15-22 (Msg)

As I reflect on 2009 today, I am reminded of my(our) reason for being (to glorify God & be a vessel in which others may see Him in me) and how can I do this more & more effectively in 2010...

Lord today my prayer is to continue to use me for "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jer 29:10

Also I continue to live my life verse: Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

I thank you for the way you were so real in my life in 2009---it was a hard year on many levels and as it ends, I am so uncertain. Yet, Lord I cling to you because you have never left or failed me before! Hold me/carry me Lord for I cannot do it alone, You are the strength in me and I ask that You continue the work You have begun in me!
Thank you~me