In wrapping up this year’s study of the Spiritual Disciplines, the last one focused on the corporate discipline of Celebration. It’s a good reminder to pause and celebrate—especially as we close out another year.
2023 was full of significant changes and new experiences for me personally and professionally, and we had a lot of family fun along the way!
Stay tuned to the end of this post, where participating family members reflect on their Word for 2023 and how it impacted their journey this year.
At the end of last year, I faced the most significant career transition of my career. It was clear that I needed to move on from my role as Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer at NASA, but it was very unclear about what was next.
Last Christmas, I picked up Charles’ Stanley’s The Will of God to see what I could learn on the journey.
As Stanley puts it, “We hear repeatedly that the Lord has a plan for us and that it is good. We are instructed to seek it, embrace it, and live it.”
Dr. Charles F. Stanley is a New York Times bestselling author who has written more than 60 books, with sales of more than 10 million copies. He has been senior pastor of the First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, since 1971, and his outreach ministry—In Touch Ministries—reaches more than 2,800 radio and television outlets in more than 50 languages. Dr. Stanley’s goal is best represented by In Touch Ministries’ mission statement: to lead people worldwide into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and to strengthen the local church.
Whatever your view of it, God’s will can seem grand and unreachable, can’t it? Perhaps you’re interested in the topic of God’s will because—like me last year—you are at a crossroad.
As God promises in Jeremiah 29:11, He has plans for you and knows how to accomplish them in the best, most effective way possible for your particular personality, giftedness, and future.
Click here for a summary of Charles Stanley’s The Will of God: Understanding and Pursuing His Ultimate Plan for Your Life
