New Beginnings

As the soft snow falls and covers the earth and cleanses and refreshes the brown muddy ground, our hope grows at the thought of new beginnings and ours souls being able to be made new. The year of 2015 brought much grief and questions about our Heavenly Father's perfect plans. Losing three of our four perfect blessings in 2015 rocked me to my very core. I had so much hope for our fourth child and even referred to this child as Hope, so the loss left me feeling very hopeless. Thankfully our Abba's plans are much higher and better than ours and He knows the whole picture when we only see a tiny snapshot.

My husband and I look forward to this new year and the plans that our Perfect Father has for us. We know that this life will not be easy but thankfully He has overcome.
"But take heart! I have overcome the world"~John 16:33

As I was contemplating the new year my precious Abba gave me this passage once again. He had given this passage to me for the 2012 new year. This is the year that I met my wonderful husband and my life changed and has been filled with more love and joy than I ever could have imagined.

Isaiah 61:1-3 The Year of the Lord's Favor
"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion--
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor."

In this time of new beginnings remember the One who created you and know that even in the hard times He will never let you go. He may not calm the storms around you but He will always stand right by your side and never leave you. He will comfort you as you morn and give you a crown of beauty instead of ashes, gladness instead of mourning, praise instead of despair. You are made new.