Happy New Year

Wow! 2009 breezed by & we find ourselves at the lip of a new year. 2010. No doubt this is a year full of possibility & even some adventure. Those of you that prefer the quiet life, hang on because the noisy, troublesome life will find you hiding under the covers. Life happens & it will happen to you.

Oh, I'm not a pessimist that says this next year is going to be bad. But I would say that some bad things will weasel their way into our lives. Look though, this may not all be as awful as it might seem at first. Tough situations give us an opportunity to see God's hand at work in the very fabric of our day to day life. You may be surprised by the strength with which you handle some difficult problems. Take heart, our heavenly Father is watching, concerned & ready to intervene on your behalf. He can open the storehouse of Heaven & bestow grace, strength, discernment & the much needed virtue of patience.

Ask & ask again when your back is pinned to the floor of life. When you have painted yourself into the corner with no way out - look to the One who has an ear to hear. Jer. 33:3 is still one of my favorite verses, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." If you are ever in trouble, I hope you would seek me out. You ought to also know that sometimes I am out of reach. The Lord Jesus Christ is near every moment, of every day & is waiting for you to turn to Him. May the Lord bless & keep you in 2010.