Happy New Year

Then God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years
Genesis 1:14

Another year has come and gone and today we start a brand new chapter in our lives.  A chance to be a better person, a chance to do better, a chance to be a shining light in the darkness for someone.

I was reading this morning how our brokenness can help someone when we are willing to open ourselves up and share our broken hearts, our shattered lives with someone and how God was our ever shining beacon.

There is an old saying that the "light at the end of the tunnel is the train," well I like to think of that light as the glory of God shining through.  So let's let the light of Jesus Christ shine through us this year, be an example to someone and don't be afraid to share your brokenness and your testimony of how God bought you out of the darkness into light.


Another Year is Dawning
Frances R. Havergal, 1874

Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be
In working or in waiting, another year with Thee;
Another year of progress, another year of praise,
Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.

Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace,
Another year of gladness in the shining of Thy face;
Another year of leaning upon Thy loving breast;
Another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest.

Another year of service, of witness for Thy love,
Another year of training for holier work above;
Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be
On earth, or else in Heaven, another year for Thee