Happy New Year to you and your family! I pray that 2017 brings you all the joy, peace, and love that your deserve. Two of my favorite scriptures are from 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” I love this scripture because it tells us that anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. You have a clean slate. You have a fresh new start. Imagine that! January 1st marks the beginning  of a new year and the beginning of fresh ideas, new goals, and new beginnings. It doesn’t matter what you did in 2016. You can be made new in Christ in 2017! That’s something to shout about!!! The Bible says that “all things have become new!” That gives me hope in knowing that no matter what mistakes I made in the past, God has redeemed me and chosen me and loves me with an everlasting love!

Paul said in Philippians 3:13-14, “…but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to this things which are ahead. I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” One translation says, “….but I focus on this one thing: forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.”

I want to encourage you on this 1st day of the year, to forget the past and look forward to what lies ahead for you in this New Year! God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all we could dare to ask or think! Stop looking back and focusing on what you didn’t do in 2016 and begin to focus on what is possible for 2017! With God, ALL things are POSSIBLE!

I wish you the best in 2017 and know that we can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens us!

God Bless You!
~Ofelia