For Such A Time As This

Welcome to 2012. I hope you are looking forward to facing the opportunities as well as the challenges the new year has in store.

 God won't be asking us to take on projects that are bigger than we are. However He does want us to be courageous and face our new year with a purpose.

God does want us to recognize the abilities and gifts He has given us. When we are given the opportunity He expects us to load up our resources and help make things happen with His guidance and help.

Many of our jobs for 2012 will be as close as our own families and be the same things we did in 2011.

Many of our responsibilities will involve helping and serving each other. The jobs of going to work, washing clothes, cleaning house, and making meals happen every day without people watching or sometimes even noticing.

There will be days when we get up and feel like conquering every project in our path. There will also be days when our jobs look like a big pile of rocks that we are not sure how to get over.

Many of the jobs we do this year will make us feel productive and give us a since of accomplishment. Other challenges however may make us feel trapped with no apparent way out.

When we come to the edge of those projects that are bigger than we can handle it's OK to ask for advice and sometimes even help.

Approach 2012 with the attitude that whether you are serving your country, working for others, or serving your family, God has called you to be a voice for Him. Be courageous, and face the new year God has given you with purpose for He has not given you a spirit of fear, but a spirit of love and sound mind.

Esther 3:14 says,"And who knows but that you have come for such a time as this." God has plans for all of us in 2012. Happy New Year everyone.