It’s already eleven in the morning where I am, and yet I can’t help but feel that the day is only just beginning, after all, the year has only just begun. How do you start a day, especially if it’s the very first day of the year? Simple I guess, you start it the way you should start each and every day that is given you, you start it with HOPE.
HOW DO YOU START A NEW YEAR?
You start not with a heart full of burden,
but with a heart that is empty and waiting to be filled;
you start not with eyes soaked in tears,
but with a vision clear and sure for the year;
you start not with doubts nor anxieties,
but with trust upon God and upon your God-given seeds;
you start not with demands,
but with a grateful heart for all that you have been given through the years;
you start not with anger,
but with a forgiving peaceful heart;
you start not with jealousy,
but with a spirit that rejoices with your friends;
you start not with defeat,
but with a victorious voice;
you start not with chaos,
but with a prayerful song;
you start not with evil,
but with good, and an enlightened heart;
you start with all that God has given you,
and with the hope of all that is to come,
knowing that whatever happens,
you are a child of God,
special,
beloved,
and destined for something
even more wonderful
than the stars!
The thing about hope is that it’s a positive force that shines the most when it’s dark. When everything’s going well, we hardly notice it’s there. But when things go against us, when our dreams fade and when we see no immediate reprieve from our troubles, that’s when hope does its best work for us.
"Where Hope Can Be Found"