For those like me, who have felt the sting of death or the pain of loss in 2016, or have been shaken to your core, you are more than ready to leave behind what is past. Forgetting what is behind and moving on towards what is ahead......

It seems, as I have my ear to the "earth", the consensus is that life has brought forth too much.... pain, grief, upheaval, anger, and death, even amidst triumphs and victories within the last year. Human nature tends to focus on what we have lost rather than focus on the potential positive effects of each and every situation faced......

Before I know it, I too can join in with the negative news, or buy into the lies and beliefs about myself, images painted by the media, and words spoken out of another's hurt or bias opinions. Without keen perception from above, the patterns perpetuate; unhealthy cycles that grip the soul. We never move beyond the valley of 'death" and onto the mountain to take in the amazing view awaiting......

To say we have been through hell is to put it mildly; most would not survive. Some ask how I manage; my answer is this: as I face death, the devil, disease, or any type of thing that attempts to destroy me, I will not give up. If I give up, then sacrifices made are in vain. Instead, I choose to focus, through my tears, that the God I know, is STILL in control and over ALL.......

"Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. He did this so that.... we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us, may be greatly encouraged. We have this HOPE as an anchor for the soul, FIRM AND SECURE It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf....."

2016 has been shaken so there can now be restoration.

#restoration2017