What a heavy load 2014 has on it. We seem to believe that at midnight when we switch over to a new year, our past goes away, our worries are gone and we are excited about a new year that will give us a clean slate. Then January 1st we wake up with the same worries, the same past and now we are in a new year with old and new problems. So what do we do now?
First of all we must come to terms with the disappointments of the year we're saying goodbye to. Are we going into a new beginning with self hatred, feeling like we're failures and anger toward others. Secondly when life is going by quickly we forget to stop and measure how far we've come. So the beginning of 2014 is a great time to look behind us and check our growth. Did the crisis's we feared come to past or are we still standing? If still standing then that is something to celebrate. If you faced a crisis and you're reading this, you're still standing and that also is a good thing.
Thirdly as a Christian I don't have to wait to celebrate a new beginning on a New Year's Eve. I can start over with a clean slate anytime I ask God to forgive me or help me. We can have New Years Eve anytime.
Finally if you find you are carrying a load into the New Year, drop it right now and ask Jesus to pick it up. Don't try to help Him, He's fully capable of carrying it all with one little finger. Now march into the New Year with your head held high and a big smile on your face. You're not walking alone and your future is bright. No matter what happens Jesus see's your future, what you can't. Listen to the positive voice and put your fingers in your ears to the negative critical voice, that one wants you to fail. Distinguish between the two voices, the enemy is critical and loves to call you a failure where Jesus encourages you to take another step forward and wants you to succeed. 2014 will be what you make it depending on who you decide to listen to and remember God's voice can be very quiet and still but the enemy loves to yell. Faith drowns out the yelling though so hold faith high and go after your dreams with Jesus leading the way in 2014. Happy New Year!
