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| Future
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W Elliot, Zurich |
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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
but the word of our God shall stand
for ever" Isaiah chapter
40 verse 8 |
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I've been blessed over the last few days,
by the wonderful New Year messages of my friends. I must
confess that I had nearly been intimidated and unsettled,
with what lies ahead...but I'm not afraid! I remain
positive, very optimistic and I share your excitement
about what the year 2004 holds, trust me, there is no
reason to be afraid, because God is part of our future! As
a young Zimbo abroad, I can face every challenge, every
trail, every obstacle, knowing someone can answer those
questions which life poses, the questions we can never
seem to answer. The reality is that the situation is not
that bleak, that our problems can be solved and things are
not altogether beyond us. The impossible is possible!!! In
personal relationships we focus so much on trust, but when
it comes to God we never put our trust in Him. We try and
figure things out with our own understanding, but God
wants to take care of all those things we struggle to find
answers for. The trust factor can only develop as the
relationship (or experience with God) grows.
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The optimism that always seems to greet a
New Year never ceases to amaze me, it is like the grass
that grows, because no sooner is that grass turned green,
then it is again painted brown, by the scorching sun. So
in the midst of this perennial euphoria that ushers in the
New Year, a sobering question prevails: what can we do to
make this year different? Well, start by avoiding cheap
resolutions! Instead start a revolution in our lives based
on the Word of God. Let every choice and decision we make
this year be influenced and guided by God's Word. Let 2004
be the year when we achieve things that stand for ever.
People make resolutions to quit bad habits: stop smoking,
stop drinking, and so forth. The intentions are good, but
like the grass they wrinkle, like the flower they fade. I
used to make new year resolutions, but like most of us out
there, I rarely kept them, but now my cry is God I want a
closer walk with thee. Forget resolutions, we need a
revolution in 2004.
For many years we've toyed with these resolutions about
how we will stop one thing or another in the coming year,
but real change is defined by revolutions. The modern
world we live in, was defined by revolutions. The
Agricultural Revolution, changed the way food was produced
and brought modern techniques to farming, and it paved the
way for the Industrial Revolution which brought machines,
division of labour, the steam engine. It might have seemed
like only a foolish dream to people, that man could invent
a machine that could enable us to fly, but the Wright
brothers had the will to see that dream come to life. The
world we live in today, with all it's gadgets, is a
product of those early revolutions. The politics of our
world has seen Empires and Colonies become Independent
States and Countries, through revolutions, where men have
fought oppression en masse. This year - 2004 is not a year
for petty resolutions. It's year for revolutions!
These revolutions, must be achieved by a combination of
purpose and power. The two are inseparable in this quest.
The resolution will only change a part of your life, but a
revolution will change your whole life. So as we enter
this new year, we need to make firm decisions, that will
steer our lives on a new and better course. Decisions that
will revolve the way we think, the way we act and that
will ultimately determine whether this year will stand out
from other years. We always seem to start the year with
great promise and purpose, but the power or will to follow
through those resolutions seems to fade as quickly as the
mood of the season we call "New Year", that
ushers in a brand new year, fades. Let this year be
different!
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