Hello everyone. This is the time of year when we're focused on looking ahead.

We want to have a better or a different year to the one that just

became history. To do that, we must lay down any areas of our life from last year that did not produce growth.

The essence of being present past is that we carry our mistakes forward. We bear our defeats in our vision, our mindset, and our language.

And the first thing we must do with the Lord is be honest about what we're not and then ask him for help.

God will always be the same for us.

From the beginning he wanted a people for himself to empower them to become like him.

He wants a relationship that would elevate us into a high place of his affection. I mean we're created in Christ with

God's DNA restored to full working order so that like him and regardless of circumstances we can taste his goodness,

know his power and prosper in his passion for us.

For that to happen consistently,

we must embrace the truth that Father,

son, and Holy Spirit love us in the same way they love each other.

We live in their light as they train us in righteousness. And that in itself is a prime gift of our

fellowship with each one. On this journey into a new and living way, it's vital to know as a reality that the Father has made all his provision available to us in Jesus. We have no lack. One of our goals therefore must be to stop

waiting for our needs to be met before we do something.

Instead, we're learning to step into his promises

and own them as his reality.

Beloved, if it is God's intention to joyfully initiate everything he wants us to have, Then we are learning to purpose with him in the same joy as we respond.

This is how we grow up into all things in Christ. He is in us, showing us his way, truth, and life.

There is always, always a gift available every day and in every life situation.

Newness of life means that we're never stuck in our old responses, mindsets, or habit patterns.

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