New Year

Well some of you may be thinking "New Year?" Well as a youth pastor my year always seems to start and die with the school year and so September starts me into a running sprint of endless events meetings and kids. It really isn't bad, actually I love two out of three (I will let u guess which two)! Every year I struggle to be completely focused and to know what this year will bring. I supposse I may never know but my human nature likes to have some direction and a strange need to try and anticipate what is going to come. So I plan and organize and try to be ready for what God has in store for the "Year".
Part of my being ready depends solely on where my heart is and how much time I have spent studying and learning and focusing on Christ. This summer my thinking has been on why I do what I do. I guess the honorable thing to say would be to glorify God and serve Him. I really hope and want that to be why I do what I do. Deep down I think there are probably some self serving tendencies. Those I am trying to change. Please pray for me! Here is a verse I am trying to focus on this year.
"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14
Thanks
md