January Promises...

Welcome back! It's a new year and already pointing to the end of the first month! So how are you doing with those New Year resolutions? Made any promises you have no intention of keeping? Or perhaps you're struggling with the notion that there is nothing you could possibly do different that would make this year better than the last. Have you basically predestined yourself to misery for the next 12 months?

Well I would like to remind you that at some point on this time-side of life, we all have moments when we feel as if we are living in the dark with no light in sight. And sometimes things get so bad we feel like we are living a Freddy Kruger nightmare. Then comes a moment when we believe God himself has deserted us and we feel ourselves hanging by a thin thread. These are the days we need to reach deep to a place unfamiliar to find strength. Because it is there.

Every day, unbeknown to us, we encounter someone who is hanging by a thread with a hope and faith that has waned thin. But a warm smile, a courteous hello, or a simple compliment may be that one thing needed to help them reach a little deeper, hold on a little longer. And if you take an honest moment, as I did, I'd wager that you could come up with the name of at least one person who unknowingly helped you during a dark moment. It's a new year, find a way to say thank you...

And keep your promise to yourself to have a better year...