As we learn that God has a plan for us and we begin to live it out, it will give us hope. So many people are living without hope. Every time a person gets drunk or high, it is a demonstration of a lack of hope. They put their hope in a bottle or a pill that may numb the pain and provide some pleasure, but not a better tomorrow. Even if we have chosen the wrong path in life, we can get on the right path at any moment. It may not erase all the damage of yesterday, but it can get us going in the right direction. Hope means that no matter what life looks like at this moment, it can be better tomorrow. To many people this seems more like a dream than reality. But God’s reality is that He has the hope-giving plan ready for us, we just have to get with His program.
God’s plans also let us know that we have a good future ahead of us. I have met so many people who are striving for a better future. While I agree that we should all be striving for our futures, it is best to strive for the future that God wants for us. Whatever man can earn, man can lose. Whatever we can create or build will eventually break down or fall apart. When God establishes something, there is nothing that can change it. That’s the kind of future I want: one that will not fall apart over time.
Wounded Heart p. 104
As we start off a new year and a new decade today, we have hope. There is a God that always has a better plan for us than we could ever devise or live on our own. With the coming of a new year, we should have an expectation of living the greatest year of our lives!
Each day, we should seek God's presence and direction in our lives. As God leads us, we can set goals that will unfold over time. As we walk out these goals, God will continue to direct us each day in the right direction. He promises to never leave us or forsake us and to guide us into all truth! His plans are to prosper us, to give us a hope and a future. Its just up to us to seek Him so that He leads us into His will in all areas of our lives!
Prayer: Dear Jesus, as I start this New Year, I ask for your direction through the Holy Spirit to guide me into all truth and into the situations and relationships that I need to prosper in my life. I ask for the wisdom and the strength to walk it out. I pray this in Jesus name - Amen!
Friday, January 1, 2010
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