by Dona Lyman
With each new year, we bring in new intentions, new thoughts, new hopes, and new dreams. Then after the hype wears off we are left with disappointments and thoughts of failure. But, I am here to tell you that that may have been your yesterday’s, but this is today---this is your day….this is your year for a New You where anything is possible. Dream it. Believe it. Receive it. Accept nothing less.
Psalm 118:8 states “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” Who better to hold our hopes, dreams, and ambitions? It is time that we stop blaming ourselves and time to start expecting blessings. You are exactly where you should be. You are perfectly positioned for greatness. You may be saying that you had a tough year, and that things didn’t go well for you. That is your perception. Not God’s perception. Not the Universe's perception. Take a moment to think about this – just when you think you life is falling apart, it is actually falling together for the first time. All is well.
Never give up on your dreams. Never accept failure. There is no failure. At least you tried! That’s something that a lot of people can’t say. Life doesn’t happen when you are sitting on the sidelines. You have to get in the game, and play the game. You have to get dirty…that’s why we have Tide detergent :) Life may not turn out the way that you expect it to, but it turns out exactly the way He planned for us. When we stop giving up control on how we think life should be, and start accepting life as it is, the stress melts away.
It has been said that for thousands of years, we have been searching for “something more.” You would think by now, we would get it, right? Our search for “something more” is no more than connecting with ourselves and with God to fulfill our purpose. When we are fulfilling our purpose, there is a divine order in our lives. Our lives our filled with direction instead of chaos. We listen to our inner spirit instead of looking at others for advice. The way I see it, why would I take advice from someone who is just as lost? Every single second of your life, you are directly connected to supernatural strength, healing, peace and love. You don’t need anyone else. You are the creator of your problems, and you are also the solution. Stop looking outward for something that can only be healed inward. Stop trying to do the talking and start listening.
I have perfect peace in knowing that I can live a blessed day every day. I have perfect peace in knowing that I don’t have to pretend to be someone I am not. I can roll up all of my problems, my complaints and know that I can start anew anytime that I want. You may not be strong enough to do the things that you want to do, but He is. You may not have the wisdom to know what it is that you need to do, but He does. You may not know how to be happy, but He can show you how. It’s time to stop waiting on ourselves, because we know that we have tried it and it hasn’t worked for us so far.
This year, connect to yourself. Know that you can accomplish anything that you want. Know that you were built to eat off of a table of royalty….stop accepting the crumbs off of the floor as acceptable. Step up and step into yourself! When you believe in yourself, you become unstoppable!!! Make this an unstoppable year! Make this the year that you you give up the blaming, that you give up the excuses and step into you!
