Naturally every New Year people make resolutions and goals they want to accomplish for the year.
As life happens things don't always go like we plan. Here well Africa happens - some bizarre thing to cause you to divert your plans - almost regularly. Which makes it difficult to stick to a laid out plan, and one can end up very discouraged.
I'm learning that the best resolution I can make is to pray I'm able to focus on this verse " 'For I know that plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.' " -Jeremiah 29.11
Right there, God already has a plan for me. I don't need to make my own. His are always good, and wont lead to disaster. His plan is reliable. As good as my plans may seem (to me) we only have a narrow perspective, whereas God sees the whole picture. Which makes His plans far better, and far greater than anything I could ever imagine. And look it leads to a future and a hope. Yes God's plan can be trusted. We can hope in it. We can hope in HIM.
And the following verses say. " 'In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you find me.' " Jeremiah 29.12-13
Just learn to seek HIM wholeheartedly. As much as we learn about God, and seek Him, there's always more we have yet to learn, more to discover. And if I can just remember that, well then it's going to be an exciting year.
And I pray they same for you. I hope this year will be exciting, filled with new discoveries, new lessons, and much hope!
Blessings and Happy New Year!
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