"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"- Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV).
New Year's Day ushers in a new beginning. It's refreshing to think we can begin all over again. We make resolutions to improve our lives and then plan how to achieve them. Sadly, many still cling to years gone by, instead of trusting in God's plans for our future. Maybe you feel like God's been absent from your life for a time; that you don't sense any real direction coming from Him. God says, "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?" (Isaiah 43:18-19a). That's God's grace! He fills us with hope and gives us a future of His making. If you're wondering what to do with your new beginning this year, "Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord" (Psalm 27:14). Let go of the past and wait to see God's plans for you this year. They are in the making even as you read these words.
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