New Year - New Seasons

 

It is amazing how quickly last year went by - I am sure many of you can say the same thing.

 

Well we are now into February of 2008.  Although we live different lives and face different challenges and opportunities - there are some things are are constant.

 

Our amazing God is always faithful - in each and every circumstance that could ever face us.

 

His word is always truth and incredibly powerful when we implement it into our daily lives.

 

He is always for us, so no matter what comes against us or stands against us - stands literally against Him.

 

The thing about SEASONS is they change and they are part

of life.

 

SUMMER        WINTER        AUTUMN (FALL)      SPRING

 

Here we are into the beginning of an amazing new year, and who knows what God has in store before you and your families for this year.  As our Pastor is always saying, and I truly believe it - "THE BEST IS YET TO COME".  Even if you are in the wonderful position of having had the best year of your life in 2007, let me tell you - you haven't seen anything yet, because:

 

Isaiah 40:28 (The Message)

 Don't you know anything? Haven't you been listening?
God doesn't come and go. God lasts.
   He's Creator of all you can see or imagine.
He doesn't get tired out, doesn't pause to catch his breath.
   And he knows everything, inside and out.
He energizes those who get tired,
   gives fresh strength to dropouts.
For even young people tire and drop out,
   young folk in their prime stumble and fall.
But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.
   They spread their wings and soar like eagles,
They run and don't get tired,
   they walk and don't lag behind.

1 John 3

 1 What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we're called children of God! That's who we really are. But that's also why the world doesn't recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he's up to.

 

 

In our own lives it's a brand new year with a brand new season.  Our beautiful daughter Deborah was married to the love of her life - Michael Dias in January, and they are embarking in their new lives together. 

 

This has been a very special time for all of us, but even in this I am constantly aware - that the best is still yet to come, God has

more amazing things left in front of us -if we will be bold enough

to look for them and claim them, and go hard after them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whatever your season - remember to sow into the next season.  I am reminded of Joseph's wisdom in Genesis - of sowing 7 years of prosperous grain into the next season of 7 years of famine.  This wisdom saved the nation.

 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (Amplified Bible)

1TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:

2A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted,(A)

3A time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build up,

4A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6A time to get and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to cast away,

7A time to rend and a time to sew, a time to keep silence and a time to speak,(B)

8A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace

 

 

May 2008 be the most incredible year of your life - and

may your dreams come to pass this year, and then when they do my prayer for you is that you would simply dream bigger dreams, because the best is still yet to come. 

 

 
 
 

Purpose

How did I find myself here

what great thing have I achieved

 

There is nothing that I could find

For my strength was based on brokenness alone

 

But yet I look at my today

with all my tomorrows calling me

 

So how did I survive this road of life

I must have been carried from on high

 

How could I pull myself up

From the death life that was mine

 

Only explanation I can find

Is by your truly amazing grace

 

Now my eyes turned to see

That there are sisters who are

Still lost, still broken, still dying

 

Now all I see is “them”

The lovely lonely ones

Still dying in despair

 

The ones you put me here for

The ones my heart will be

An advocate of your love for

 

The ones for whom we are awaiting

To hear the story of their lives

 

Lord I don’t fully understand

And yet I do know full well

You love to use brokenness to heal

 

Use me Lord and take my heart

In whatever way you see fit

 

I consecrate my life afresh

Use the brokenness in my past

 

If it can help restore

Some of these beautiful ones

 

Restoring their yesterdays

Giving them peace for today

And their hope for tomorrow.

 

                         

© Jo Feeney 11 December 2007

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

If you don’t know Jesus personally and would like to know more about receiving Him as your Saviour, starting out on your new journey of life in all it’s fullness, we would love to hear from you, or simply pray this prayer below.

 

 

 

“Dear Jesus,

 

I want to be a Christian, and have you as my Lord.  I am sorry for not trusting you with my life.  I know that you accept me with love and forgiveness.  Please come into my life and be my Lord, and start me on this new road with you to the fullness of life you offer me.  Thank you for loving me.

Amen".

 

 

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