In 5 days, the year 2011 will be over and a new year2012 will be ushered in. So for today’s post I would like to leave you with some thoughts to ponder as you reflect on the year 2011. For some of us as we reflect on this year we have different emotions- joy, and happiness, and for some sadness and despair. Some cannot wait to say goodbye and others are clinging to it, embracing every last minute. Regardless of your emotion let us pause to thank God for His goodness and Mercy knowing that regardless of what we went through He was with us all te way as well as understanding that things could have been worse.
Most of us had plans, for what we wanted to do and how we wanted to do them. Others had no plans and just rolled with the punches. In whatever category you found yourself- Did you achieve the goals you had for 2011, your personal goals, as well as your family goals? For some, our goal was to spend more time with the children and grandchildren. For some it may have been to have more family prayer time, for others it may have been more family bible study, to get married, to get that promotion on the job, a new car or a new house. Were you at least close? If the answer is no, think about the reasons why you were not able to achieve them? If you answered yes, think about what you did to accomplish your goals and see what you can repeat for 2012.
Here is some food for thought as you make your plans for 2012: What or who did you align yourself with in 2011 that was a hindrance to your progress and success, which you must leave behind and not drag into 2012? Were your plans similar to the plans that God had for you? Did you do what you promised God that you would have done for Him in 2011?
God has a purpose for you as a mother; do you know what this purpose is? Have you wondered how many destinies may be wrapped up in your obedience to what God is asking of you? Jeremiah 29:11 says: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. So why not ask Him for 2012?
It is better to be unsuccessful doing what God has planned for you to do, than being successful at what He did not ask you to do.
For 2012: It is my prayer that as mothers we will operate in the will of God and according to the word of God. It is my hope that we will not do what is popular but instead will do what is righteous. It is my hope that we will love not just our children more, but our neighbor’s children and the nation’s children. It is my hope that we will remain steadfast, and will not give up easily, that we will exemplify the fruit of the spirit in our homes and everywhere we go. It is my hope that any broken relationships with our children in 2011 will be mended for 2012 and that your children will rise up and call you blessed.
In His Service,
Vilma
