Are you ready to say goodbye to the old year and ring in the new? I was reading a few days ago that polls show Americans waver in their optimism for 2010. If you are anything like me, you are facing 2010 with hopes for better, along with slight reservation – whether it be related to the economy, to the health of a loved one, or the state of the nation.
Some of you have faced your greatest fears this year. Many of you have suffered the loss of a child, or received news that the disease has worsened. Some of you have ‘dodged the bullet’ with a family member – they are in currently in good health, but you wait for the anvil to drop at any time. And while facing this, your finances are strained, more so than ever before. You face the reality that financially, things could be difficult for some time.
I am so grateful that whether or not I feel hopeful for 2010, God reassures me that my hope lies in Him, and in heaven!
This is what the LORD says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 46:13, 18-19
Whether or not we feel it right now, the Lord IS making a way…the wasteland will spring streams. We don’t have to know when, where or how, but we can trust His promise that He is doing it. Our only instruction is to forget the former things and do not dwell.
So take heart, friend – know that even if you don’t witness a physical abundance in this lifetime, you will in heaven. Remember to be diligent in what He has given you to do – there are no small tasks. He will honor your effort!
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Hebrews 6:9-12
Fighting alongside you for faith and patience (and praying an ABUNDANT 2010 for each of you!),
Mylissa Horrocks
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