2012 already! Wow. New blog, new journal, my life is sorted! Or is it?
The start of a new year can bring about so many emotions and questions - excitement, apprehension, wonder, joy, fear... Will things be better this year? What is in store for me this year? Will I meet someone? Will I have kids? Will my job be stable this time next year...? What is God going to do? Will my family be ok? For some it can signify a fresh start, the making of resolutions to put things right, a positive outlook and a new chance. For others it can be the realisation that a new year does not always mean that lifes problems vanish overnight.
Wherever you are at and whatever 2012 has in store for you remember that God has a plan, a good plan, plans to prosper you and give you hope (Jeremiah 29:11). I've been trying to think of it as a new opportunity to right some of my wrongs, to have another go, it's almost like a blank canvas or a fresh start which God can take and fill with amazing things, and things which will challenge me, yet help me to grow in Him and in myself.
This week I read Genesis 1 about God creating the earth. Verses 2 - 3 say that 'the earth was formless and empty... and God said "let there be light" and there was light'. Sometimes life is full of amazement happiness and wonder. Other times it can seem almost 'formless' and 'empty' without purpose or meaning. But just look what God can do with it. Let Him fill it. Let Him refresh you. Let Him guide and direct you this year. Keep hoping and keep believing in Him - the Author and Perfector of our faith (Heb 12:2). He can do more than you can ask or imagine (Eph3:20).
Happy 2012!
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