The New Year

We were all amazed at how rapidly the year 2012 swung in upon us!  Let’s go back through the past year and inspect our lives carefully.  Did we work for God?  Did we move in closer to His side?  Did we gain victories?  Were we sheltered in the heart of Jesus?

What are we looking forward to in this new year?  A closer and still closer companionship with Jesus?  More of the sweetness of His presence?  A clearer view of His will for our lives?  A deeper infilling with His Spirit?

This year I have determined by the grace of God to be more thankful.  I desire gratitude to flow out of my heart this entire year.  I long to occupy my mind consistently with praise worthy thoughts.  So many loving deeds from our Father in heaven go by unrecognized and unappreciated.  How must God feel after working everything out for our good?

You my feel that nothing is going right for you at the beginning of this new year.  You may feel void of talents, looks, friends, money or even value to name a few.  You may be suffering through impossibilities, sickness, or a broken heart.  But as long as you are drawing breath you can thank God for it!  You know the gigantic walls of Jericho fell down as a result of a shout of praise!  Your difficulties that appear as an unsurmountable mountain in front of you will crumble as you find ways to sincerely thank and praise God!

My sister is a huge blessing to me.  My heart is daily filled with praise and gratitude to God for her.  Her communictions to me are filled with inspiration and encouragement from heaven.  In one of her recent emails, she said this:  “No heart is so sweet as the one that has been broken, for it feels the wounds and hurts of other as a whole heart can never do.  We can rejoice in this.  Just think, Sis, Jesus heart was broken when dying for oursins and no other heart feels to the depths as His does!!!!  As we are broken with Him, we become more like Him because we sense our deep aching need for him.”

So even with a broken heart we can voice our thanks and praise.  “In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”  1Thessalonians 5:18

And Mrs. White says this, not without reason:  “Gratitude, rejoicing, benevolence, trust in God’s love and care, These are health’s greatest safeguard.” MH 281

This new year, let’s praise God together!

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