⁸ But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” (Luke 5:8 ESV)

As I sit reflecting upon the last year, Peter’s words come to me and I am humbled. God has done a lot in my life and for my family in the past few years. But I must reflect upon what I have done for Him, and it is here where I hang my head and say, “depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

I begin to ask myself how hard I really worked on myself from a faith standpoint. What strides have I made for God, how have I made more (not less) time in my life for the intimate relationship He desires with me?

In so many ways I feel like I need to get back to the root, to the basics of my faith and work on the inner man. I need to take this last day of the year and truly reflect upon how this next year can end with me in a deeper walk with God. In lock step with Him!

It can be easy to read these and think, “oh, I am sure he has a deep walk with God.” But contrarily, I may be just like you, where I read my devotional, my Bible and write these devotionals and end up walking into each day without thinking about it again. I may write it in the morning and forget about it by nightfall. This is the human condition, and the world and the evil one works to draw us away continually.

Thus, I am taking today to truly reflect on what changes I need to make to deepen my walk .