As this year draws to a close, I have been thinking about unfinished business. Although I have mostly been thinking about unfinished book/movie series, and video games I haven't completed yet, I have also been thinking about more serious topics.
I'm graduating from grad school next December with my Masters in Library Science, and I feel marvelously under-prepared, so I've been thinking about webinars I can take this year that can help me to learn some of the things I don't know or to brush up on skills I'm not confident with.
I have also been thinking about how 2020 kept me inside for most of the year. I didn't get to go most of the places I wanted to go this year. As I'm high-risk, I have even been doing church online, so my intention of finding somewhere in the church to volunteer was a bit of a bust this year. Well, I guess it was a complete bust, although I did do some research early in the year to see where I might be useful.
So, I've been thinking a lot about unfinished business.
It doesn't have to be deathbed monumental. It doesn't have to be as silly as an unfinished game. But what is your unfinished business of 2020? Was it an exercise routine you didn't get into? That's another of mine.
Or is there something related to the eternal scheme of God's kingdom?
Someone not yet forgiven? Someone you spoke harshly to and you need to apologize? Something you didn't say this year? Maybe, like me, you chickened out and took so much time deciding where to serve in the church that you didn't get a chance when everything shut down.
I meant to post more on my blog this year, and I have several ideas. School just took over, and I felt like I didn't have time. Of course, I also spent plenty of time reading and playing video games, so that accounts for most of my lost time this year. But there's still next year.
Whatever your unfinished business, it isn't too late yet. Even though we're mostly stuck inside for a while longer, there is still much we can do. And I'm not just talking about those video games.
We can read books that advance us spiritually. That's something I need to do more of in 2021.
We can visit our church online. Or, if your church is too small to post online, there are other churches that have great messages.
Even if we aren't able to attend church in-person, we can still connect with our congregation through Facebook, texts, phone calls, or by commenting on the church's weekly videos.
We can talk to our neighbors - from six feet away, wearing a mask so they don't think us disrespectful and will be more receptive to what we are saying- and tell them about God. We can give them information on our churches' websites/sermons. They don't have to go in the building right now or even when this is over if it's too overwhelming at first. God can meet them right in their home.
I have my own unfinished business. And you have yours. They may not be the same. Some of them may be just for fun, but some may be serious. Whatever your unfinished business of 2020, it isn't too late. Pray about it. Trust God. Step out in faith. And let's look forward to a better year, more productive in many ways.
