Getting to know God
A New Year Perspective
by Filoiann Wiedenhoff
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rothers, I do not consider myself
yet to have taken hold of it. But 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." NIV
A Year of:
New Beginnings: Start out the New Year
with a fresh point of view to new experiences,
memories and blessings. Having an opened
mind and heart to where ever the Lord may
take you with full assurance and confidence
that He is with you. (Matthew 28:19-20)
New Wisdom: With new experiences and
new lessons come new wisdom and insight.
Always make it a priority to seek out wisdom
as hidden treasure or fine gold. In Proverbs it
says that it will be like a garland of grace
around your neck and honor you and present
you with a crown of splendor. (Proverbs 4:7-9)
As Christmas comes to an end we anxiously
await the words "Happy New Year!" My best
friend and I have this tradition we do every
year for the last five years usually around the
end of December. We go to our favorite
beach spot, where we talk and pray about the
past year and look ahead to the New Year.
New Possibilities: There's no limit to what
God can do in your life and nothing is impossible with God. God opens doors that no man
can shut and also closes doors that no man
can open. The possibilities are endless with
God that is according to His will. (Philippians
4:13)
We ponder and discuss all the interesting occurrences that happened the past year; the
good times, the bad times, the frustrating
times and the fun times. We share what valuable lessons we learned from our experiences,
what God showed us and how He was faithful
through all of it
New Plans: Every year is a new season, be
prayerful of what God has planned for you
and be willing to walk by faith in obedience as
you follow His leading. Remember that His
plans are always for good and not for evil to
give you a future and a Hope. (Jeremiah 29:1113)
Renewed Peace: As you go through new
experiences and new adventures whether they
are good or bad, my encouragement is to keep
your eyes fixed on Christ and He will give you
rest and peace, because He is our peace