Is It Possible to Talk to God Straight Out About Your Needs?

As you consider this coming New Year, how do you plan to make this your best year ever in terms of how you will serve God by dedicating to him completely your time, talent, and creativity? Perhaps you’ve slipped away from that objective by becoming distracted, and you need to make a fresh start.

Occasionally your resilience and energy will deteriorate when you stray from God’s plan, so now you need a new beginning. Resilience is the capacity to recover when you grow weary from challenges that have left you exhausted.

Talk to God straight out about what has happened and ask for his help. This will open the door for you to persevere by renewing your determination to “press on toward the mark of the high calling in Jesus Christ.” You then will have the resolve to put your life’s purpose into God’s care, where it is eternally safe. 

Talk to God now and be thankful! Happy New Year!

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So let us come boldly to the throne of grace and stay there to receive His mercy and to find grace to help us in our times of need.

~Hebrews 4:16 The Living Bible

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Can You Live with the Changes Society Demands?

The reality of role reversal is an issue with which society must comply out of necessity. It’s not uncommon for a husband to stay at home with children while his wife goes to work because she commands a higher income. They believe one parent should care for their children rather than leave them in daycare.

Some men are choosing to be nurses while some women are choosing to be doctors. These changes are met with acceptance, for society basically respects these changes instead of viewing them as unacceptable. Changes made with integrity and dignity enhance self-respect and self-worth.

New opportunities become available as society changes. Listen to God’s word: “Be alert, I am about to do something new. It’s bursting out, don’t you see it? I’m making a way through the wilderness and will provide for you there.”

So open your heart and mind to be sure you are following God's plan. 

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I will instruct you, says the Lord, and guide you along the best pathway for your life; I will advise you and watch your progress.

~Psalm 32:8 The Living Bible

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