I know it's cliche, but I truly can't believe another year has gone by so quick. My New Year's resolution for 2006 was to commit to a Bible reading plan. I chose a yearly plan called "Blended" and finished it yesterday and it has been very rewarding.

I remember early on when starting my daily reading, the enemy was attacking my faith and causing seeds of doubt to appear in my mind. The enemy only seems to attack when you are committing to The Lord and moving forward in your relationship to Him, otherwise he is content to let you be idle and lukewarm.

But I pressed on, prayed for renewed faith and The Lord brought me through that dark time. Now my faith is stronger than before and I have a renewed understanding of The Lord. For anyone who has not started a daily Bible reading plan, I strongly urge you to consider it.

My commitment for 2007 is to start another reading plan. This one is called "Chronological" and you read through according to the time the passage is referencing. For instance, Genesis is interrupted by Job and the read through the Gospels in parallel. My wife, Monika, has committed to reading through this plan with me. I am very excited about the year to come and reading through this interesting plan with my wife.

I also want to slow down a bit and allow God to speak to me -- in my reading and in my everyday life. I know I often feel so rushed and overloaded that I push aside the most important things. I also want to commit more time to prayer. The time that I speak to God is so vital to a Christian and it's an area that I very frequently neglect.

I pray that, God willing, at this time next year I can write about how I kept my commitments for 2007 and my relationship with Jesus has grown by leaps and bounds. Happy New Year!