We have just completed the first week of the new year! Congratulations! You are on your way to a prosperous year. This year holds so much possibility and opportunities that it’s exciting to get going and to get moving. Today I want to encourage you live this year with a positive expectation, knowing that God has great plans in store for you. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us, “for I know the 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.” This year can be the most incredible year of your life, but you first have to decide that in your mind.
Too many times people make new year’s resolutions, set goals for the new year. All of that is fine and exciting but the real challenge comes in making up your mind that this year will not be a repeat of last year. You have to decide ahead of time that you will not fall back into the same old habits of the previous years. You have to decide upfront that this year will be your best year ever. You have to decide that in spite of all the tests and trials that this year may bring, that you will still remain steadfast and immovable. The Bible tells us in Romans 12:2, to be “transformed by the renewing of our mind.” It’s not until that we renew our mind when our life will begin to move into the direction that God is trying to take us. We don’t know what this year holds but we know Who holds this year! We know that we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. We know that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.
This year can be the best year of your life or just a repeat of last year. You have the power to decide.
Wishing you well in 2017!
~Ofelia Lawrence