Happy New Year!
And so it begins – a new year, blank slate, fresh page… the question is, what are you going to do with it? Every one of us is staring at a book with 365 fresh pages just waiting to be filled. Some of the days will be filled with joy. Some of the pages will be filled with pain. Some will be easy and others hard, but one thing I know, we are all the authors of our stories. We get to decide the perspective. As you narrate your story will you share your good times and thank the Lord? Will you look at the trouble you face and choose joy? Will you make the choice to praise God no matter the circumstance? Will you stay positive and trust His plan even when you can’t see the next step?
Trust me, I know just how difficult that is. Some days we stand tall in the strength of our Savior. Other days we struggle. But every day that we have chosen to find the joy, God has blessed us. No, it isn’t usually what we expect. Often God answers our prayers in ways we don’t expect. But His ways are always better than ours. I pray that each of you, as you begin this new year, will set a goal to find the joy in every situation. And yes, we have been able to find God’s joy in our darkest days because of the love of Jesus. You will be amazed at how your heart is transformed. How your anxiety can be turned to peace.
Psalm 13:5
5 But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
Psalm 28:7
7 The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Until tomorrow,
‘Carrow💜
