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# 12 Tips for 2012
- URL: https://dd.malinoix.com/12-tips-for-2012/
- Published: 2012-01-02T00:00:07.000Z
- Updated: 2012-01-02T00:00:07.000Z
- Author: Maggie Winterton
- Tags: Devotionals, Faith, Relationships, #wordpress, #Import 2026-10-12 13:59

[![](https://dd.malinoix.com/content/images/wordpress/2011/12/happynewyear.jpg "happynewyear")](https://dd.malinoix.com/content/images/wordpress/2011/12/happynewyear.jpg)12 Tips for 2012

1\. **First Things First.** Seek God first and the rest will fall into place (Matthew 6:33).

2\. **Be A Follower.** Disciple = follower. It’s not a spiritual term. You follow people on Twitter and Facebook, so why not be mindful to follow God?

3\. ***Don’t Be Ashamed***. Of small or new beginnings (Zechariah 4:10). Of your weaknesses. *“God is weak and powerless in the world, and that is exactly the way, the only way, in which he can be with us and help us” (Dietrich Bonehoeffer).*

4\. **If you’re bored, God’s bored.** My best friend Monique told me this a long time ago and it stuck. This year, use firm resolve and don’t break devotional time with God. Be creative versus repetitive. Worship versus legalism. Devotional versus obligation.

5\. **Ask.** If you need help; ask. God will never *judge* you for asking (James 1:5).

6\. **Community Counts.** We need people. I’s okay to ask others for help. People are not mind readers. If you don’t tell others, how will they know to ask (Hebrews 10:25)?

7. **Try New Things.** Use your senses. Go on a field trip. Discover the world, and get to know why God is good.

8\. **Find Your Promise.** There are a million promises. Treat your Bible as a text book and underline all your favorite verses. Hold God to them, and watch how God remains faithful to His promises in your life.

9\. **Play.** This world is too hard and too short not to play. Buy a Nerf gun, play with a puppy, and smell the roses!

10\. **Fall In Love.** There’s nothing that compares with falling in love…*with God*!

11\. **Give Yourself Grace.** Saying “no” is hard, but saying “no” now means you can say “yes” later. It’s okay to give yourself the same grace you give others. *“Not only action, but also suffering is a way to freedom” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer).*

12\. **God Is The Beginning And The End.** He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). That means that January 1-December 31st is all under His control.

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