A NEW Year.......

Make the New Year Count !

The Apostle Paul wrote, "One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV)

Obviously, the past is behind us.
We can't undo it even if we wanted to, but we can start the New Year with hope and purpose, keeping in mind the words of Minnie Haskins who said:

"And I said to the one who stood at the gate of the year, 'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the Unknown.' And he replied, 'Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.'"

I couldn't think of a better way to start the New Year and, with God's help....!

*Let this coming year be better than all the others.
*Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time.
*Call up a forgotten friend.
*Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories.
*Vow not to make a promise you don't think you can keep.
*Walk tall, and smile more. You'll look ten years younger.
*Don't be afraid to say, 'I love you.' Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world...!

As each year rapidly passes I'm becoming more aware of the fact that life is short. So be sure to make 2010 an investment in eternal values......... knowing that, in the words of the poet, we have "Only one life 'twill soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last."

I Thank God for another undeserved New Year in which to serve Him & you.....
Help me to invest it wisely in eternal values so that when I stand before God, Face to face, I will hear His' welcome words: 'Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Lord.'
.....in Jesus' Name, Amen....
Sela