by Kathy Stanford

Isaiah 26:3(NLT) “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”

The best thing about the New Year, for me, is another fresh start. I know it’s only a matter of perspective, but it always gives me a sense of excitement as I hang a new calendar and wonder, “What great things does God have planned for me this year?” And then I think, “What great challenges does God have planned for me this Year?”

Whatever the year brings, I know one thing above all else – God loves me, He is with me and He has a plan for my good and His glory. Whether I understand the plan or not, whether I see the desired end result or not, I can choose to keep looking to Him for what I need, to get through each day. Every year brings it’s good and bad moments, so it’s foolish to think of God as some sort of good – luck talisman. But He has promised to give us peace, if we remain focused on Him and keep trusting in Him.

So I wish all who read this, a year filled with His peace. And I offer this verse as a prayer for you:

“I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope He has given to those He called – His holy people who are His rich and glorious inheritance.” Ephesians 1:18(NLT)

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