A new year - a "fresh start"

The New Year is here! What a year it's been. And I'm really glad to be starting a New Year.

Looking back, 2010 was a busy year. I started a new job at the beginning of the year. Launched my blog (Treasures In Darkness) and started writing. I volunteer weekly as co-host for a radio prayer ministry to the Samoan community and the nations. The ministry celebrated it's first birthday last year. The month of April saw the start of an outreach ministry "Treasures of Hope" to local women in the community. Then in November/December, I attended the 50th Jubilee of Youth With A Mission in Kona, Hawaii. The year closed with the passing away of my father on Christmas day. That year is behind me now. It's time to look ahead!

One of the values I had learned from my late father's life was that of 'perseverance.' He believed in hard work ("if you don't work you don't eat... you become poor"). As a fisherman, he was well known for bringing big fish home. (please read my "Tribute... the skilled fisherman" on facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?v=info&edit_info=all

To achieve, we must have hope. Hope is a choice. When I was saying goodbye to my mother in Samoa, she seemed so frail, so lost. Now that my father is gone, I sensed her grief; loneliness... But I talked about hope, about seeing her again, about a whole lot of positive things to keep her hopes alive.

It's time to stop listening to the stories of poor leadership, recession..., Don't let the behavior of our children set us back, nor the condition of our environment. We become defeated when these things hinder our progress.  Make it a point to choose to be around those people who will support you to further your career, ministry etc. This year belongs to us. It is our time, our day, and it is passing.

"... The Sovereign Lord is my strength;

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

he enables me to go on the heights"  (Habakkuk 3:17-19).

  

You can do it. So go for it!