resolutions

See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

- Isaiah 65:17

 

Here we are, eleven days into the new year.

Did you make any resolutions?

I saw a lot of Facebook posts about people not making resolutions this year, and I saw a few people that are striving to change.

Last year my resolution was to begin using other platforms to spread God’s word, specifically to start using Instagram and Twitter, I am happy to report that this is likely the only resolution that I have ever kept and have continued into the following year!

Perhaps you sang “Auld Lang Syne” at midnight on December 31^st – January 1^st (look up the history, it is an old Scottish song that when translated is about old friends who haven't seen each other in a while are meeting up again, having a drink, and reminiscing.)

I feel like that may be not exactly what this verse is about.

God is not telling us that we won’t remember our family, friends and lives on earth when we get to Heaven, what He is saying is that our past sins will be forgotten. (Jeremiah 31:34)

Go ahead and make your resolutions, and maybe add a few like reading the Bible and paying more attention to His word.

It seems that when we focus on Him good things happen.

 

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it’s still hurting, but

I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends!  His mercies never cease.  Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning. 

- Lamentations 3:20-23

 

It is still hurting, but it is getting a little better.

I realize that I am not the only one that has experienced great loss, and I realize that I have been wallowing in my sadness maybe a little more than I should be.

Recovering from any tragic event is a challenge, regardless if it is the death of a loved one, personal injury or illness, but we have to remember to turn our face to God in the aftermath of tragedy. 

To turn to Him and place our hope in the one Person who can bring good out of even the most horrifying disaster is to defy the power of evil.

When things are looking down, we just have to remember that each and every day, we are refreshed with His compassion, His love, His mercy – all we have to do is ask!!

He will guide us through what ever obstacle is in our way.

His love is everlasting.

 

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let it go

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

- 1 Peter 5:7

 

How are you?

Sometimes someone asks you how you're doing and at first, they seem interested in your answer, but as you begin to share you realize that they aren't really listening and aren't really interested; they're just being polite.

In reality, most people have so many burdens they simply don't know what to do with more and telling them your own troubles just overwhelms them.

God tells us "Cast all your anxieties on me. You can share all of them with me, because I genuinely care for you"

Whoa.

God wants us to be content with right where we are. 

No matter where we are or what we are facing, we should understand that God is with us right now. 

He wants to take all those worries away from us and give us peace to live a carefree life. 

He wants us to live in contentment, knowing that He is in total control. 

Let it go, give your cares, worries, troubles, anxieties all on Him.

So, how are you?

 

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rejoice

This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

- Psalm 118:24 (NKJV)

 

Merry Christmas!

No, I am not crazy, today is January 6^th, which is the 12^th day of Christmas.

Twelfth Day is the last day of Christmas season.

In the Church of England, the Christmas season begins at Evening Prayer on Christmas Eve.

People would celebrate with fruit cake, plays, the Yule Log (that should have been lit on Christmas day and remained burning until today in order to bring good fortune for the house in the oncoming year), foods and celebrations.

Christmas is about joy and celebrating the birth of the Savior, what a glorious day!

We should celebrate year round, each day that the Lord has made, we should rejoice and live each day to the fullest.

We have been given a gift, let’s be glad!

 

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failure is not an option

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

- Psalm 73:26

 

Failure is not an option.

I’m pretty sure that I have seen that on bumper stickers, inspirational posters, daily quotes and even at the gym.

So many times we let failure be an option in our lives, I can’t even count the number of times that I cried to my husband “I can’t do this”.

Another song reference . . . this one should be familiar:

The Lord has promised good to me,

His Word my hope secures;

He will my Shield and Portion be,

As long as life endures.

In case you did not recognize it, that is the fourth verse of Amazing Grace.

Each time I told my husband that I couldn’t do something, he reminded me that I could, that I needed to have more faith in myself.

I have struggled a lot in the last year but I am on the other side of it all now and yes, I was able to do it.

But I could not have done it alone.

I needed the support and love from my husband and I needed the strength that I get from my relationship with God.

Amazing Grace, indeed.

 

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let’s get it started

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

- Psalm 90:12

 

Many of us have experienced the loss of a loved one this past year, perhaps it was someone you have been very close to, or maybe just a friend, but when they leave earth to go to Heaven, we often find ourselves wishing that we had more time with them.

Let’s start the new year with a song reference!

If I had only known the last time would be the last time

I would've put off all the things I had to do

I would've stayed a little longer, held on a little tighter

Now what I'd give for one more day with you

'Cause there's a wound here in my heart where something's missing

And they tell me that it's gonna heal with time

But I know you're in a place where all your wounds have been erased

And knowing yours are healed is healing mine

The only scars in heaven, they won't belong to me and you

There'll be no such thing as broken, and all the old will be made new

And the thought that makes me smile now, even as the tears fall down

Is that the only scars in heaven are on the hands that hold you now

I know the road you walked was anything but easy

You picked up your share of scars along the way

Oh, but now you're standing in the sun, you've fought your fight and your race is run

The pain is all a million miles away

The only scars in heaven, they won't belong to me and you

There'll be no such thing as broken, and all the old will be made new

And the thought that makes me smile now, even as the tears fall down

Is that the only scars in heaven, yeah, are on the hands that hold you now

Hallelujah, hallelujah

Hallelujah, for the hands that hold you now

There's not a day goes by that I don't see you

You live on in all the better parts of me

Until I'm standing with you in the sun, I'll fight this fight and this race I'll run

Until I finally see what you can see, oh-oh

The only scars in heaven, they won't belong to me and you

There'll be no such thing as broken, and all the old will be made new

And the thought that makes me smile now, even as the tears fall down

Is that the only scars in heaven are on the hands that hold you now

This song was released in June 2021, but I did not hear it until quite a bit later, and I am not sure I listened to it until after my mom died, and it stopped me in my tracks.

Our days are numbered, losing someone we love (Betty White!!!!!) should show us that we cannot take for granted that we have a tomorrow. 
God has given us a gift, let us open our hearts to fill them with the wisdom that He is the way, the truth, the life.

Always.

 

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Happy New Year

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

- Romans 15:13

 

Happy 2022 everyone!

I hope the new year is filled with peace and happiness for everyone.

Hope, peace, happiness.

Today, these things may seem to be distant because there is so much craziness in the world.

I’d venture to say that I didn’t have a lot of any of those three things in 2021, but I’d be wrong.

Since 2014 we have had a “memory jar” for each year, just a plain jar that we drop mementos and notes in throughout the year to remind us of fun things we did, and the first week of January of each year we sit down and go through the jar.

2021 may have been rough, but there were a lot of good times too.

This gives me hope for today, hope for tomorrow, hope for the future.

Hope is the confident expectation that God has promised us strength in Him, that if we are faithful, He will provide for our needs.

Hope fills us with joy, excitement, plans for the future.

Believe that good things will happen, because when you hope in the Father, the good things will come.

We all need hope right now, and I know where I am turning.

I pray that you also turn to Him.

 

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