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Well, I’m sitting in my office for the first time in 2010. While I’ve been back from my Rest Stop for almost a month now, I feel like I’m only now getting started. I believe that this year is going to be such a significant year in which God does some truly amazing things. As I stare at my two monitors, I’m reminded of what is truly important: my family and my faith.

My Family

This may be Brit’s last year living at home. In June, she’ll graduate from high school and in September, she’ll enter college. She’s applied at three different colleges, only one of them is here in Ottawa. Even if she gets into the Ottawa school, she may consider living on campus. Still, her first choice is one of the schools a few hours away.

Christina is growing up quickly and I love seeing her begin to focus more on her own areas of passion. In many ways, she is very much like her sister, but in other areas, she is clearly her own person. I love that. While Christina has already spent a year without her sister around (when Brit was in Costa Rica), it will still be different for her to experience teenage life without her big sister around as much.

Heather headed back to work this morning and will slowly get back into the swing of things. During the later part of 2009, she really saw her faith and her focus go to the next level, and I’m excited to see what will happen in her life in 2010. Much of the Extreme Faith theme for 2010 is a result of her, and I believe she will play in integral part in Bikers’ Church as we move forward.

Extreme Faith

Speaking of Bikers’ Church, I am truly excited about the theme we have for the year. This isn’t just a one month series, but a year long focus. What does it truly mean to live a life full of faith? What would happen if we lived each day believing in God’s ability to accomplish his will through us? What would it be like to have an authentic faith like that of the First Century Church?

I’m not sure I can fully answer those questions, yet. However, I look forward to the journey that the entire church will take over the course of the next twelve months. I truly believe it will change us dramatically.

And so, I sit here, looking at my monitors, asking God to lead me through this year. I feel inadequate. I feel unworthy of the task. Without God, we will fail. I will fail. But with God … well, all things are possible.

I’m ready. Are you?