We
have come to the end, or almost the end, of another year. 2017 brought with it lots of opportunities as
well as struggles that you and I have walked through. It is time to do it again, but it is easier
to walk through the future with a little understanding of the past.
“I am not what used to be
but I am not yet what I am going to be.”
That speaks volumes to me. It also reminds me that I cannot dwell on the
past when I have the possibilities of the future ahead of me. Think about with me for a few minutes.
2 Corinthians 5:17
NLT
This
means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
We cannot allow our past, our
poor decisions, our hang ups or whatever to hold us back. In the future there is more opportunity. There are possibilities. There are mountains to climb and valleys to trudge
through one step at a time.
So, tell me how will you be
entering the new year of 2018?
I am choosing be an optimist. On Monday the New Year begins. I will remember the past, but I will step in
to a new day with all that is has to offer.
Learn from the past and prepare for great days ahead.
Will I choose faith or choose
fear? Fear too often holds us back or
keeps us looking back. Faith allows us
to open the window of the future and to choose it no matter how it comes. Think about it with me.
Philippians 3:13 NASB
Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward
to what lies ahead,
We have a couple days to think
it over and to make our decision. Over
this weekend may we be found optimistic about the New Year and even excited
about the possibilities it will bring.
Ephesians 5:16
Make the most of every opportunity these days.
Please consider giving
an END OF THE YEAR GIFT. All gifts are tax deductible to The
Community Fellowship and Dream Center, and thank you ahead of time for your
generosity. Bring your gift
to church this Sunday or mail your gift to PO Box 388, Collinsville, VA 24078
and choose general fund, Dream Center (homeless and feeding ministry), mission
offering (annual mission offering) or Vision fund (completion of new
campus). You can also give
online at https://tcf.ccbchurch.com/w_give_online.php
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