Partaking in the inheritance

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. Colossians 1:9-12 NKJV

I have many fond memories attached to this passage. While at Uni I lived with my relatives. At the beginning of each year my cousin and I would set goals based on these verses. We saw elements in this passage that gave us things to aim for, things we wanted to see happen in our lives. I don't ever remember it being a burden because we knew it was a framework rather than something we had to stress and strive for. Even back then, we knew that what was most important was that we spent time with Jesus and that His inheritance would be the wisdom, the ability to walk worthy, the fruit, the power, the patience, and the joy that would transform the year ahead into something to look forward to!