My prayer on Dec 31, 2011:
“Lord, the last day of the year.  How have I done trusting You?  How have I done loving people?  I commit 2011 to You, and I commit my heart, soul, mind and strength to loving You wholeheartedly and serving You in 2012.”

What my biggest problem may be in 2012:
“They came to the chief priests and elders and said, ‘We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.’ ”  (Acts 23:14 NASB).

When I read this passage, I usually wonder what happened to these guys.  Did they keep their oath?  I doubt it.  They were so determined to accomplish their goal of eliminating Paul, but they didn’t have the big picture, only their own agenda.  They couldn’t have guessed that God would arrange for half a battalion of Roman soldiers and cavalry to escort Paul out of the city to the safety of custody in the Roman governor’s palace in Caesarea 50 miles away (23:24-33).

This makes me wonder what plans I have that I am so determined to accomplish, yet I don’t see things from God’s perspective.  My biggest obstacle to seeing God’s plans accomplished this year may be myself: my blind spots, my weaknesses, my self-interest and lack of faith.

“May I trust You this year, Lord, to reveal Your plans to me and show me the part You want me to play in Your plans, rather than me coming up with my own plans without knowing what is over the next hill.  Amen.”