Submitted by Alicia Mayer; AK Region president
Intentional seems to be a word that comes up again and again lately. It sounds good and important but what does it really mean? According to Webster’s dictionary; intentional means “done by intention or design.” Done by design, hmm, design. I love that He, my Lord and Savior, has designed me. That He was intentional about everything about me, including every hair on my head. I want to be intentional for Him as well.
I want to be intentional in my relationship with Him. I want to be intentional in growing the relationships I form with the other ladies called to the board. This means I don’t just hope I run into them, I make a point to contact them. I don’t just want to bump into Jesus at a prayer before dinner; I want to intentionally spend time with Him and get to know Him.
I want to be intentional in this job that He has called me to. That means I can’t just do things by accident. It means I have to have a design, a design He has already laid out. Some might call this a vision. In our region God gave a piece of the vision to all called to the board and when we came together, intentionally for vision, we were able to put it to paper. I want to intentionally walk that vision out for Him. Unless we are intentionally walking it through, that vision does nothing but sit on the paper.
PWOCI has given us a great amount of resources to be intentional. We have a Mission Statement, a Readiness Position Statement and Aims all at our disposal to guide us, but they only work if we are intentional about using them. This year we are to Shine in the Light of His Glory taken from Matt 3:14a “You are the light of the world” A friend pointed out that we are not to be like the light, Jesus says “you ARE the light” (emphasis added), this is intentional.
I am looking forward to a whole year of intentionally being the light Jesus asks me to be, are you?
