A bit of nostalgia to start with…
…. now, I don’t mean to depress you, so disregard the “lie down and die” type sentiments… I’m more interested in the thread of hope for the future…
It’s been a bit of a year, hasn’t it?
For many people, it’s been a hard, painful year… a time of loss and grief and having to start again. I didn’t lose anything in the floods, but I did have other losses, changes, and new beginnings to contend with. We’ve had to strip back to basics and redefine what’s really important… a journey partly scary, partly exhilarating 😀 We’ve had to lean more heavily, and more closely, on God… even when reason was telling us something different….
… and we’ve found strong, faithful friends, who have shared their journeys with us, as we have shared with them…
This year has been hard, in a lot of ways. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
So – what of the new year? I feel that this will be an amazing year – not just for us, but for our friends as well… there are all sorts of possibilities to come!
Here is my prayer for this year to come –
“I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you (and me 😀 ) intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!” – Ephesians 1:16-18
and a promise…
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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