Prepare

My kids start school again for a brand new year tomorrow.
That is not that unusual as many kids around our country are or have already done the same this week.
But what is interesting, is that you can’t just turn up on the first day. You are actually need to prepare first.

For us that has meant spending money and time getting all the required stationary together.
Then my wife spent hours and hours covering books with film to help them go the distance.
I took my oldest to the uniform shop to get some new shirts for his first year of Intermediate School.
The youngest needed a new bag after destroying last years while trying to turn it into a mobile compost bin...that is another story for another time…

With school and life you need to prepare.

When I was in the Boy Scouts they told us again and again that we needed to ‘Be Prepared’.
I love doing sport events like cycle races, again it seems to work best when you prepare for them.

While I am the first to admit that life sometimes throws a curve ball that is hard to prepare for, you can still prepare for those times.

2 Timothy 4:2 says for us to...
...be prepared in season and out of season...

How do you do that?

Well there are lots of ways, but they all come from the same start position.
It all starts from this person called Jesus.
You can prepare for anything this year by making Jesus your foundation. Making Him your rock.
Hope is cool...it is an anchor for many of us through many seasons. But my hope is built on a Jesus foundation, not just on the word itself.

1 Corinthians 2:9 says...
“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”
— the things God has prepared for those who love him—

God has prepared for you.
He has taken the time to organize and prepare for your 2012.
How about taking some time to really prepare for your new year?
Build your foundation with Jesus.
Commit to being part of the God’s people, the Church.

That’s what I am doing...why don’t you join me?

Something to think about…