New Beginnings

Hello dear friends,

How was your week? Mine was very hectic and it seemed like I had just started Monday when Friday rolled around! I'm sure you have some of those weeks from time to time.

This week was a new beginning for me, work wise. It was a great week and I got thrust into the tail end of preparations for a major event in our work calendar. It was like being thrown in the middle of the ocean but thankfully, I knew enough about "swimming" to find my feet and crest the waves.

So today, I got thinking about new beginnings. God provides opportunities each and every day for a new beginning for us because the dawn of each day is really an opportunity for a new beginning isn't it? Yes, we have baggage that we drag across from day to day but each morning that we wake up we get an opportunity to make adjustments that can shift the direction and course of our life.

I also got a call from someone I hadn't spoken with in 18 months. The call came from the blues and I wondered why now? I am waiting to see that picture fully unfold.

Dear friend, where are you in life's journey? What's going on? Happy days? Not so happy days? Reflective days? Transition days?

Wherever you find yourself on the journey of life, never forget one thing - God is very much on His throne. In the happy times, please continue to walk with Him. Share those smiles and joys with Him, as you would a close and trusted friend. Raise your glass and toast with Him. He's brought you into a good place and we should be thankful.

Are you on the other side of the equation? Trying to figure out your next move? No better person to take your hand on that journey than our dear father and His precious Holy Spirit. Ask Him for help and guidance. As I write about and enjoy my new beginning, I can't but remember a dear, wonderful friend whose family is trusting God for their joy to be restored. She's been a blessing in many ways and I'm standing in faith with them that their joy will be made full once again. We judge God faithful and know that it is done!

So you see, in the circle of life, when we cut it up, as we do in pie charts, there are different aspects with different circumstances. In all things though, dear friend, please GIVE THANKS. He is faithful that promised. He won't leave us nor forsake us. The plans of the wicked one are frustrated by the power of His blood. Keep your eyes focused on Him. He cares for the birds of the air, who do absolutely nothing to merit His love. How much more does He love us. He loves us! Friends, be assured of that.

Take a moment to give thanks for how far He's brought you. Thank Him in spite of whatever circumstances you face and rejoice for the glorious future he's promised. For some, that future starts tomorrow. For yet others, it starts in a week, or a month, or a year. No matter how long it takes, stand firm. My new beginning took 9 months to get to, but I never doubted His faithfulness.

Have a great weekend folks, and a blessed week ahead. Till next week, Blessings on you and yours. Navatha Hamu Wemu.

Your friend,

Olubunmi