New Year, New Beginning

It's amazing that so much has happened already happened in the first two weeks of the year, but that's nothing compared to what is in store, some of which I know, but mostly I have no clue, and even some of those things I do know, I really don't know how. I am grateful that I know the One who does know all these things and because He has promised to look after me I can let Him deal with the details, and I can just get on with what He wants me to do, which is mostly just spend time time with Him.

Towards the end of last year God spoke to me and said that opportunities were going to be opened up to me and already that is happening. He also said to me one Sunday morning "Chocks away!" and that means that those things that had been stopping me moving forward, whether of my own doing or the Holy Spirit restraining me, are out of the way and I am now taxiing to the end of the runway ready to take off.

But, of course, the enemy will try and disrupt as much as possible, by strewing things on the runway, trying to distract my attention, trying to plant doubt in my mind, but I have made my mind up...I'm taking off and it's God's wind under my wings that will keep me in the air. Recent events have made me stronger (as described in previous blogs) and now I just need to guard my heart, keep my eyes on Him, listen to His voice and do everything He asks of me, and He will do the rest.

I had this revelation the other day while talking to my students, that we do not need to have faith for anything. What we do need is faith in Jesus and what He has said. It's His Word that achieves everything so we need to know Him and what the Word says and then put our faith in Him and His Word. He will do everything we need if we believe Him. He who calls us is faithful and HE will do it. It's His Word that sustains me and I don't have to do anything except believe His Word. When we do that (putting His Kingdom first) then everything else comes to us as a fruit of our relationship and often we don't even have to ask for it because He has already promised to give us all we need. We can hang on to all His promises, both those in the Bible and those He has given to us personally and whenever we feel tempted to doubt, go back and remember those things, build ourselves up in the Word, encourage ourselves in the Lord and keep going.

When we get this into our hearts it actually liberates us from stress, worry and anxiety and fills us with hope, expectation and joy.

So onward and upward!