Inspirations

       Thinking back upon this year, it has been a year of ups and downs.  Most years are that way.  There were tears shed, and many laughs. While I couldn’t have predicted some of the things that happened this year, none of us can.  One thing I do know is that God was good and faithful, he always is.  As we look forward to the beginning of a new year, we can face it with confidence, joy, and peace because we know that whatever happens this year God is already there, and nothing that will happen this year can surprise him.   We can be sure that the year will bring both blessings and trials.  In fact, we can be sure that the year will bring both.  So, as we waltz into the new year, lets let God lead.   He knows the year ahead and the curves it will take, and he loves us more than anyone else.   We can trust him with each new year and each new day.

This year has been full of ups and downs.  Some amazing things occurred that took my breath away, but there were also some things that brought tears. I could wish those moments never happened or I can see them as stepping stones and use them for good. I guess I see each year and each day like a heartbeat, filled with highs and lows, ups and downs. If it weren't would we be alive?  Of course not. So I will see each year as a year. and each day as a day. There will be some wonderful moments, and some things that teach us and shape us, either way, it will be a great new year! 

It’s New Year’s Eve.   The house is quiet, and my mind is slowly reviewing the year.    Was it good?  Or bad?   I have to say I guess I don’t know.   Perhaps it was neither good or bad.   Or maybe it was both.   I suspect it was neither.   There were some high points and some low points.    Would I want to skip this year?    No, a thousand times no!   For from the hard times, I have learned.   I have learned what doesn’t work.  In sadness, I have learned to appreciate the people in my life.   In my failures,  I have learned to keep trying.   Perhaps my most significant achievement is that on the terrible days I s survived.   But mostly I have learned to trust God even when I have no Idea what the outcome will be.   So, I find the things I nee...

It's 2016.  The New Year is a few days old.  For many, including me, the new year is a time of reflection and  evaluation.  We look at the year and revisit the resolutions that we made last year in order to see how we did, all in the hope of doing better this year than we were last year.   Then, we make more resolutions this year. For most of us, they went something like this: I want to get healthy. I want to do better with my finances. I want to lose 20, 30, or 50 pounds this year.   or perhaps I want to be a better person There is nothing wrong with these goals,  Sometimes they can be good.  However, I have a feeling that often these goals are selfish.  We end up focusing on what we can do; what we can get. This year, I want to suggest a different approach.  I want to suggest we focus on resolutions that will make us a better Christians; that will bring us closer to God. ...