If there is one word that represents
what I do not want 2014 to be is a year full of “Fight.”
This word, unfortunately, has many roots in some memories from a time
before I would rather not think on.
So, with the dawning of a new day, a
new year, or even a new moment, I have hopes for peace, comfort and
rest. I believe I am experiencing all those things and more in each
and every day. I believe I receive the opposite of “fight” each
time I hold my daughter in my arms. It's the same feeling of when I
lay in my husband's arms. It's the feeling of family, of warmth, of
closeness, of a general feeling of belonging that I rest in almost
every day.
As the years have added to my life
these new experiences and warm feelings, I am filled with such
thankfulness for a Father in Heaven, Who has walked with me through
the winding roads of my past, and Who is straightening those paths in
front of me as we walk into a future I only dreamed of before.
I look up at Him, my precious Father
and Friend, and I say thank you, Jesus, for leading me out of my
“fight” and into my peace.
“For I know the thoughts that I
think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil,
to give you an expected end.”—Jeremiah 29:11
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Sinaia, Romania (2005) |
2 comments:
I'm with you, Cassandra. I did not see this word as a battle cry, but a gentle reminder to let go and let God fight my battles. I'm so glad we don't have to keep fighting.
Thank you Trina!
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