Do you remember saying good bye to an old friend who was moving away? I do. My friend and her family were moving from Alberta to Ontario. They were originally from Ontario and they thought it was time to go back. I remember feeling so sad. My minister at the time said "Don't be sad and feel that you are loosing your friend, look at the opportunity to make a new friend."
Well I have made many new friends and so has she. As we move into yet another year and say good bye to 2011, look over the past few years or even a decade and see how much you have changed. Think about what you are letting go of and what you are welcoming in your life.
As I look over the last decade I see a huge change in who I am.
I'm saying good bye . . . good bye . . . good bye . . . to depression. It no longer has a hold on me! Depression clouds your perception of what is going on around you. As I recall my many 'poor me' (false perception) stories and realize who that kept me from being. The me that God created, I am so grateful for giving myself permission to look at myself and my communication skills rather than blaming someone else for who I was. I am grateful also for the tools that God showed me to help myself and be accountable for my own behavior. The bible being the first tool, prayer being the second, letting go of control being the third.
I'm saying hello . . . hello . . . hello . . . to contentment. I am now able to be content with my life just as it is, accepting what is at any moment knowing God is in control and has allowed the circumstance in my life to help me grow closer to Him. When I am closer to God, through His son Jesus Christ I am able to be still and trust that all will work out to the glory of God.
As God delves into 2012 in your life, may your prayer of surrender and tears of letting go bring you to an awareness that you are a whole and complete person just as you are, knowing how much God loves you. May your spirit be open to His teaching as you begin to trust Him. As your trust grows you will see the truth shine forth as God reveals to you how you have been deceived from the corruption in the world.
Something to think about: Who would you be if you were not known by your job, your address, your name, your nationality?
May you have a blessed, prosperous, joy filled, abundant, healthy life by spending more time alone with God and less time involved in what the world offers.
The following programs have helped me.
bsfinternational.org
ReviveOurHearts.com
GriefRecoveryProgram.com
With Love & Encouragement,
Happy New Year
Dorothy Sessa
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