It is now the last week of December 2008 . Quite a year for most everyone I know..and even those that I don't know. All I seem to hear is that "The Economic forecast" for 2009 seems to be ___________.
We read that 2009 will be ________ and we hear that 2009 will not get any____________, in fact will probably be _____________.
It seems that everyone wants to just throw in the towel..but we just can't.
YES...things are pretty messed up all over the place. We all know that and we are all concerned...but ask yourself this question:
Are you worrying about it or praying about it?
Here is a tip...If you are worrying..you are not praying enough.
NONE of us..not one single person really knows what 2009 will bring, so how can we, or better yet, WHY do we worry about it? All the worry does is produce frustration, fatigue and fear..and those things will get us absolutely nowhere. (let me stop here and share with you that when I was young...until I was about 3Oish....I WORRIED ABOUT EVERYTHING....AND I MEAN EVERYTHING, so for me to type that sentence above is a true testimony of my faith...whew!)
We can not let the circumstances get the best of us because we have responsibilities, we have families to raise, we have hopes, wishes, dreams...we have crafts to make, breads to bake and felt to stitch...and we all have a purpose.
Regardless of what 2009 brings us, we will survive. There is just no other option than to move forward and up.
I know, some of you are thinking that I am just be naive, not being "real" & that I must face the facts, and trust me when I say, I am feeling "the facts" and they are all out right in front of me, but I just can not just sit and stare and wonder anymore. Just sitting and staring will not change anything...and with a new year just a few days away...There will probably (&hopefully) no other more important time in our generation than now for a significant and specific change. It does not have to be a huge change...not even a big change..in fact
Something we need to remember as we set forth into 2009 is that
WE MUST CONTINUE TO HOPE..WE MUST CONTINUE TO RELY ON OUR FAITH, WE MUST DEMONSTRATE OUR STRENGTH AND WE MUST SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
If you have not already been doing that, NOW is the time to start. Not tomorrow, not Tuesday, not after the new year...NOW. Today.
and just a few other things to rememberr as we get ready to take on 2009 together :