By the time we were finished making the rounds to all the family Christmas gatherings it was almost the new year. Joel and I went to visit his brother and family and got to stay for a couple of days and bring in the new year with them. On New Year's eve night we shot fireworks (it was COLD outside!) and then on New Year's day more family and friends came together to enjoy a lunch as a celebration of the year that has passed, the blessings our family has received, and to look forward with anticipation to the new year.
Yesterday during the sermon a verse really stuck out to me.
1 Peter 1:21 (NIV)
21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
The entire verse is amazing because it reminds us of the sacrifice Christ made for us and that we are able to become a son or daughter of his by simply believing in Him. The last part of the verse is what really jumped out at me, "your faith and hope are in God." This verse was a great reminder that our faith and hope should NOT be in ourselves or the things we can accomplish but in God. So the prayer that Joel and I have for this new year is that we would allow ourselves to be guided by God in his wisdom and that we would focus on having our faith and hope in Him.
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a great New Year's celebration.
Just to let you know a little sewing did occur during the break (although not as much as I would have liked):
Hope you're having a wonderful day!
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