Setting Goals for 2010

Wilt thou be made whole? (John 5:6)

Don't forget yourself...Often we as Christian women get so involved in meeting the needs of others that we forget to take time to refresh ourselves.

If you have flown on a commercial airliner lately, you will recognize the speech the flight attendants recite just before taking off. It goes something like this, "In the event of a loss of cabin pressure, an oxygen mask will automatically be lowered. If you are sitting beside a child, first secure your own mask before applying the child's.
Why do they advise you to do that? They realize that unless you as the adult are getting the oxygen you need, you will be of no help to the child, and you will both perish.

Jesus, filled with absolute love and compassion, went to the mountain to spend time with His Father in prayer, to renew His weary body and soul. When the crowd pressed in on Him, He suggested to the disciples that they all get away from the crowd and go to the mountains alone.

Are you getting enough "oxygen" in your life to be of maximum benefit to those around you? It is not a selfish thing to set goals allowing you to "refill your cup."

Just as an empty teakettle will crack or melt as the heat under it is turned up, so you also will break as the heat of life is turned on "high" when your "cup" ~ your emotional and spiritual life is dry.

So, take time for you throughout the year, get the oxygen you need so you can help others.