Others are taking a bit more calm or conservative stance and taking it one year at a time, while still watching world events very closely. Recent weather prognosticators in our nation have warned about a hard winter in the Northwest, an impending earthquake in our area and even the possibility that Mount Rainer is the most at-risk volcano in the world, being most susceptible to a major volcanic eruption. But these possible catastrophes are not the things that should cause you to lose any sleep at night. Although these ought to motivate us to intercede, there are more serious issues that ought to concern the believer. First you need to decide what you would like to leave in the 20th century.
Some old baggage needs to be relocated to the old era and buried there.
The children of Israel often had to leave things behind in their journeys that led them into the promised land. I am going to leave behind bad attitudes, whining, worry and fear, foolish ways, harsh speaking, lustful habits, reactionary anger, sloppy work, time wasters and sinful living. Let us run into the new millennium with a zeal for the things of God. I am going to serve God, read my Bible daily, pray with delight, sing more songs, love church, do more ministry, lead more people to Jesus, smile and laugh more, give more money away, listen to more edifying tapes, read more faith-filled books, spend more time with children, write more letters, and show my affection more. We are surrendering to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives and believing God's Word, ready to obey His commandments and walk by faith.