The first thing Lashonda does when she comes home from work is kiss her husband.

She puts down her briefcase, breezes by the pile of mail on the credenza, hunts down her beloved husband Keith, and gives him a warm hug and a kiss. 

She does this because her husband is the most important person in her life. 

She does this because a harmonious home life is a top priority. 

She does this because she’s asked herself this question: 

“What's the ONE thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else at home will be easier or unnecessary?”

And by hunting down her husband and re-affirming their shared love and commitment she has given the evening ahead a great start.

As re-runs of the Times Square ball drop headline our news many of us use New Year’s Day to set and re-set our priorities. One of them is our spiritual priority - to love God with our whole heart, mind, soul, and strength - and to love our neighbor as ourselves.

A good question for us to ask then, is “What's the ONE thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”

The answer is to draw nearer to God.

When we draw nearer to God our attitudes, relationships, even our health, all benefit.

Drawing nearer gives us perspective, insight, and peace.

So what does ‘drawing nearer' mean for us?

What’s it say about our prayers, Godly reading, church fellowship, etc.? 

How is Jesus calling you and me to draw nearer in 2020? What will that look like?
New Year’s puts us at the starting line of a new race - let’s run it with Jesus like never before.