Can you believe that 2021 is almost here?

Can you believe how wild 2020 has been!?

Not a New Year’s Resolution; But a 2021 God-Size Dream 

As we approach the new year, many of us will be making our annual new year’s resolutions. Exercise. Be kinder. Less social media. More social connection.

In working with people, I often think of Ephesians 3:20-21 as a “biblical alternative” to resolutions. In fact, in my one-page Biblical Counseling Goals and Focus Form, one of the five questions I ask people is from Ephesians 3:20-21.

1. Let’s create an Ephesians 3:20-21 vision for your life.

²⁰“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,

according to his power that is at work within us, 

²¹ to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,

for ever and ever! Amen”

(Ephesians 3:20-21)

a. Think ahead over the next twelve months. As God does exceedingly, abundantly above all that you could ask or imagine in your heart and in this situation, what 2 or 3 amazing changes are you envisioning, praying for, and hoping for?

b. What needs to happen in your heart and life so that through Christ’s strength these amazing changes could start occurring?

What About You? 

What are your God-size Ephesians 3:20-21 dreams for 2021?

• In your relationship to God in 2021—your time with Him, your love for Him, your enjoyment of Him, your trust in Him—what are your God-size dreams for 2021?

• In your soul in 2021—your longings, thought life, choices, actions, and emotions—what are your God-size dreams about changes you would like to make through the Spirit’s power and for Christ’s glory?

• In your relationships to others in 2021—ministering to them, loving them, forgiving them, encouraging them, enjoying them—what are your God-size dreams about changes you’d like to make through the Spirit’s power and for Christ’s glory?

• In your ministry for Christ in 2021, what are your God-size dreams for how God will use you in 2021—through the Spirit’s power and for Christ’s glory?

• What needs to happen in your heart and life so that through Christ’s strength these amazing changes could start occurring?

Our God Is Able 

Our God is able.

Our God is able to do.

Our God is able to do more.

Our God is able to do immeasurably more.

Our God is able to do immeasurably more than all.

Our God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask.

Our God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.

…according to His power that is at work within us.

A 2021 3:20-21 Vision

Have you caught the interesting part about all of this. The year is 2021. The two verses in Ephesians 3 are verses 20-21.

So, this is your 2021 3:20-21 vision!