"Further Up and Further In"

I woke up this New Year's morning with rain pounding on my roof and this quote from C.S. Lewis echoing in my head.  Since I went to sleep last night in the middle of a prayer (yes, it happens all time) for the new year, I don't think the words are random.  I had to look up the exact context to refresh my memory, but in The Last Battle  Aslan encourages Peter and the others to go "further up and further in" and experience the "real" Narnia and his presence in a new way. 
As I stand at the entrance to 2011, I find that though making plans and setting goals is all well and good,  what I really want for this year is to move further up and further in to my relationship with the Lord.  Now, I have no idea of the specifics of the journey He has planned, but I have walked with Him long enough to be absolutely sure of a few things. I know that it will be surprising, and delightful, and maybe sometimes terrifying.  I know that He will go with me every step, and that if I cooperate, at the end of the year I will know Him better , know myself better and be better equipped to handle the next stage of the adventure.

For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11