Hi there,
How is the year going for you? Have you lost track of what vision you started this year with? Did it feel too difficult to handle that you had to bow out quietly or maybe not quietly.
With a new year comes enthusiasm, many dreams to accomplish, a new slate to begin with and a beautiful end to behold. In January, this gives you an adrenaline rush like an athlete ready to run a race.
Beloved, do you know that its more beautiful to behold a vision in our minds than to walk in it? God has shown you a beautiful destination, but you didn't expect the challenges that came with the journey. Its never God’s plan for you to have difficulties, but the devil always wants to fight God’s purpose for our lives. He does that by attacking your faith and you must never let him have his way, never doubt the word of God! God’s beautiful plan never changed and don't let the trails you've faced make you doubt he ever promised anything. God will always make things work out for you. Romans 8 vs 28 [NLT] “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”
Finally, God’s purpose for us may benefit us in some way, but we shouldn't make the mistake of personalizing it so much that we make it all about ourselves. Galatians 2 vs 20[NLT] “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Even when there are trails on the way remember God authored his plans for you and he will finish it, it is primarily his own because he conceived it and you are just living it out because you live for him. It is always for his glory, get up, trust him and let him. Shalom.
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