Making plans for 2015

I hope you had a great Christmas and you were able to spend some quality time with your family as well as get some well needed rest.

  Can you believe 2015 is almost here? You only have 5 more days to accomplish your goals for 2014.  I is very easy to make plans for what you want to do but it becomes much more difficult when the time comes to execute those plans.

At the start of 2015, as many of us usually do, we will again be making plans. Some of these plans will be elaborate and others will be very simple.  Whatever the degree of complexity please make sure that they are similar to the plans that God has ordained for you?  

 I have often heard it mentioned that the grave yard is the richest place on earth as many have died with their potential never realized.  We must always remember that none of us are accidents here on earth but that we were all created for a purpose. Do you know what this purpose or plan is? Have you thought about people whose destiny may be dependent on your obedience to what God is asking of you?

 According to Jeremiah 29:11  God does have a plan for you, so why not consult Him for 2015 to make sure that you are on track? It is better to be unsuccessful doing what God has planned for you to do, than being successful at what He did not ask you to do.

 For 2015: It is my prayer that as mothers we will operate in the will of God and according to the word of God. It is my hope that we will not do what is popular but instead will do what is righteous. It is my hope that we will love not just our children more, but our neighbor's children and the nation's children. It is my hope that we will remain steadfast, and will not give up easily, that we will exemplify the fruit of the spirit in our homes and everywhere we go. It is my hope that any broken relationships with our children in 2014 will be mended for 2015 and that your children will rise up and call you blessed. It is my hope that you will maximize your potential for 2015

Have a Happy New Year!!!!

  

 Vilma

 

Give Hope this Christmas

The Christmas season is here, and there seems to be a lot of hustle and bustle as we get ready to celebrate Christmas. For some of us it is a season  in which we get so stressed out trying to meet all the demands that are being made on us. For those with young children the shopping list appears to get longer and more expensive. Some have signed up at work for extra hours, all in the name of having enough money to spend. Some on the other hand more so  those in the retail arena are forced to do extra hours so others can satisfy their shopping binge.

  

  For this Christmas season, why not add some spice into the mix. Let's give some person the gift of hope. So many people have lost hope- hope in the justice system, hope in their bosses, their co-workers, their friends, their pastors, their church family, as a matter of fact they have lost hope in people in general. Suicide rate has escalated, violence is rampant, poverty is real, homelessness is increasing and for some there appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel.

  

In addition to helping in a tangible way I suggest that as Christians we need to take this opportunity to share the Christmas story with those who may not know about it. This is a " good news story" that we cannot keep to our self. Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world was born. As bad as their situation may be, there is great hope. This Jesus has such incredible love and compassion for us that He came to earth just to redeem us from the hands of Satan and for this reason we celebrate and rejoice in this season.

 

  Merry Christmas!

 

  In His service,

 

Vilma