Happy New Year!
I am truly blessed to begin a new year
with my precious family and beautiful friends. I am excited and awaiting God’s
goodness and faithfulness in the months ahead and I am anxious to see what
plans He has for me in 2014. How blessed I am to be able to begin a fresh
new season and I am especially thankful that Jesus is planning to do something
brand new in my life and in my heart. His way is the only way and my prayer is
that I will open my heart to whatever He has planned for me this year. I
know He holds us securely in the palm of His hand and what comfort and peace
that brings to my soul. It's a new year and a great time for a new
beginning. I have a burning desire to search my heart to discover things I may
need to change about myself and I pray that I will not be blinded by untruth
but that my heart will find the real truth and I can be more of what my Father
wants me to be for myself and for others that I love and care so deeply for.
I also hope that in this truth I will sincerely seek and find ways to
make a small difference in this world. My goal is to try not to focus on
current situations whether they are good or bad but rather open my heart to
others and look for ways each and every day to show love to them. Jesus is the "love"
of my life. I will pray hard and listen closely for His spirit to lead and
guide me to places that I have avoided in the past and toward people who may
not know Him in the same way I do but who will no doubt be able to teach me
about Jesus, life and unconditional love in ways I could never imagine. The
spirit is whispering that our journey together will be filled with much joy for
all hearts involved and that His purpose will be fulfilled in a wonderful and
loving way. I realize the process of change is slow and sometimes challenging.
It takes willingness and prayerful preparation. I am trusting God to show me
the way to His truth. I want to look for ways to be Christ to others and to
strive more toward the forgiveness that flowed from our sweet Jesus that day as
he hung on the cross. I want to dig deep into the scriptures and let them truly
become my daily bread. My heart is filled with the anticipation of something
new and foreign, the opportunity to be obedient to the One who had given me
everything, to experience His grace again and again, to be enlightened by His
truth and to find SO much joy in the journey we will take together into
unfamiliar places and less traveled roads. I am amazed by all I have seen done
in His name and I am overflowing with excitement for what I know He is going to
do in my life and the lives of those around me in 2014. To my family and
friends I hope and pray you will hold me accountable, lift me up and hold my
hand as together we strive with all our hearts to be a dedicated follower of
the Redeemer of our souls and with a loving heart be a faithful servant to the
One who created everything. From deep within my heart, this is my New Year's
wish for myself and for you my precious family and friends! Until we meet
again, may you find peace and joy in all your days and may LOVE surround your
life. ~ Tina ~
