No matter how bad you think the year has ended for you, there are a lot of people who would give anything to be in your shoes
We have those who wish the year shouldn't end yet due to deadlines they need to meet and we have those who look up to the new year with hope and excitement. Those who wish to start again on a clean slate and banish the thought of the year that is ending. We all have our own reason for the year ending and for the new year coming.
In all things, be grateful...be thankful. It's not as bad as you think. It's not as horrible as it's painted. What are the things you are grateful for? Being grateful is an application for the next thing God would do. He is the God in good and bad times. Because you are going through a bad time it doesn't mean God shifted His position in being good...no... Our faith is all that matters when we choose to be thankful...it's a good heart disposition to have.
Bless the Lord Oh my soul and forget not all His benefits.
God daily loads us with benefits. God is always doing something but we sometimes choose to focus on the things not working. God is always working but sometimes we expect the result in a short space of time which always leave us frustrated. Even when you can't see it, He is working in your favour. You can know what you want but only God knows what you need. All things work together for your good and only when you believe this, can your attitude change towards what life throws your way.
If God opens your eyes to the things He has saved you from and how He has come through for you, then you will see the innumerable blessings He has clothed you with, only by His mercy and not your human effort.
No matter how the year is ending for you, look forward to the new year with even a renewed hope. Look forward with excitement and know that it only gets better going forward. Whatever greatness you have achieved this year, it can be better in 2024 and no matter how bad 2023 is, know that you can have a better start for 2024 and end it better.
We sometimes focus on the dark or black spots without thinking twice to appreciate the white space surrounding the white dot on that white piece of paper.
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I look forward with excitement and joy also for the new year. The new year is finally here and the excitement is still in the air. We need to remember that God brought us to this point and we don't need to forget all His benefits. I am thankful. We are thankful. Thank God.
Who are we without our creator, it would have been impossible for us to see today without God. We can do without him and must always worship him wholeheartedly for his goodness and mercy over us.
We absolutely can't do without God. What do we have that we have not received? God is a good Father...the Father of Light in whom there is no variableness. Thanks for this, brother.
Nothing ooo, he owns us and everything that belongs to us. This reminds me of one quote that Wale Adenuga uses for "This Life" series.
It says, "We are not like pencils in the hands of our creator". We amount to nothing without him.
Over the last year I have just lost a lot in crypto and because of that I also went into depression and lived in a lot of trouble but I also did not give up and worked hard after that. And the next two years will be good for all those who have spent the last two years in trouble.
I am so sorry to hear that. It must have been a horrible feeling and crypto is really a tough one. I hope you recover them all...2024 is a year to dream again.
We need to be grateful to God for bringing us thus far. It's human to forget and the Bible knows this which is why it reminds us not to forget his benefits. I am thankful too.
That's right, this year is over. Within this year, we may have been very happy and we may have been very sad. It is better that we remember the happy moments and pray for the year ahead. We should do that all our dreams and desires must be fulfilled within this year and all these things can happen for one reason and that is that we will have to work hard day and night. We will definitely get success.
We will get success...we have to keep her closer to God. God's success gives comfort and it's long lasting. 2023 has ended and God can help us in the new year.
Just like me. I am grateful for this year, both the good and bad ones and I am looking forward to the best of another amazing year ❤️
Even the times time we experience happens for a reason... A few steps backwards something is for a great future, happy Sunday my Princess.
Yes, everything that happened is for a reason and for that, we need to show our gratitude to God. Thank you, George. Happy Sunday to you too.
Be grateful at all times..be grateful for everything...that's the right approach to have so we can get out of life's situation faster.
Exactly, KP. Thanks
Everything is for a reason and God knows best. As long as we keep our gaze on God, we will be alright.
That's what the new year brings, we look forward with hope, joy and excitement because it's an opportunity to start all over again.
I agree with you on that, it's indeed a time to start all over again but we are approaching things better because we have acquired lots of experience last year to help us get on track this year.
Exactly...each hurdle we crossed last year is a preparation for 2024...we have become wiser and better as we should be...we must leverage on that.
Start all over again...doing things differently than we used to and trust God every single step of the way. Thanks for that.
I am glad we are on the same page...reading the same book...looking forward with hope and excitement for what the year offers. Thanks a lot, KP.
You are always welcome 🙏
Only an ingrate wouldn't have anything to be thankful for. Imagine how Akeredolu, the late governor would have been willing to pay just to stay alive.
Even if life is what is left of a human at the end of the year, he or she should be grateful. Not to talk of family, having shelter and good health.
I am grateful... I am a grateful soul.
I heard of his story and wondered...despite all his money, influence and affluence, he couldn't buy life. That's why God will always be greater. I am sure if he was asked to pay to see the end of 2024, the late governor would have gladly done so.
Great end of the year post friend, I super agree with you, usually we always see the glass half empty when in general we should see the glass half full, we must be completely grateful to God because we have health and the rest comes in addition, it was a year of many changes and hopefully this 2024 will be better for everyone, I send you a big hug friend, always the best for you and yours in this coming year to come ♥
I always see it half full because there is no time we are not left with something we need to be grateful for no matter how terrible the situation might be. Thank you very much for that.
Everything in the end always has a teaching to make us grow and therefore acquire new experiences about any situation no matter how good or bad it is, hug dear friend ♥
I am one of those whose excited and looking forward for 2024. I will start my 2024 with a grateful heart because I am here, still alive and given the chance too to celebrate it. Cheers for the new year ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ. Wishing you and your family an awesome life ahead (✿ ♡‿♡)
I love your grateful heart. Cheers to the new year and with a favourable disposition, we would surely get through the year with thankfulness and grateful heart. Happy new year my friend.
You are perfectly right. In all things we should be grateful to God. 2023 has been full with ups and down but nevertheless, it has been awesome. I am so sure that 2024 will be great and will offer more greater thing for us. We should be grateful to God for how far he has helped and sustained us so far all through 2023. I am so optimistic of what 2024 has to offer to us and the greater things to come. Instead of us to complain of the bad times we faced in 2023, we should be grateful also for the good things we faced in 2023.
I love this optimism for the new year. This is the right approach to entering the new year to give us a good head start because how we start matters too but God is always the defining One.
Yea it is highly necessary that we have the right approach entering 2024 as it is necessary. We can't enter 2024 with the same attitude we did last year. We might not be able to see the changes we desire but when we are optimistic and positive towards the year, we discovered we will be able to achieve much more than we can ever imagine of. 2024 is a year of ease for us wll
May this new year bring a blessings to us 🙏
Amen. Thank you very much and happy new year to you and yours.
In all situations, we should give thanks no matter what. Yes I knew the year might have been filled with ups and down and might not have gone as planned but the truth of the matter is, we are grateful to God for how he has brought us and so much that has been done. This is great to see. In all situations, we should give thanks to God and be grateful for how God has brought us so far and we should also be grateful where he is taking us to in 2024. There is so much to be optimistic of in 2024
In everything, give thanks. In every situation, give thanks. Giving thanks in the face of uncertainty has its way of giving us a better perspective and even raising our faith in God which is the most important.
That's the spirit. In all things we should give thanks. Yea there is no situation that we will not have reason to give thanks to God and be grateful to him for what he has been doing. And that is why we must run with faith in our journey in this life
Gratitude is all we need. In all things, it is important to give gratitude. I grateful for 2023 and I know 2024 will be better plus the blessings that comes with it
Absolutely, my friend. I am grateful for 2023 and I am looking forward with joy and optimism for the new year. It will go well...it will end even greater. Happy new year
In good or bad times, we should always give thanks to the Lord.
I want to use this medium to thank the Lord for allowing me and my family to see the last day of 2023. It's not that we are better than those who died but it's out of your merch oh lord and I am really grateful oh Lord.
We are not better as you have rightly said. God showed us mercy and for that we also need to be thankful for it. Thanks a lot for that. Love this.
I’m grateful for all I’ve achieved this year
I’m grateful for life and everything as a whole
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This is simple and short. I love it...being grateful and looking ahead to what's to come...great things to come.
Humans sometimes forget that the lives they live were given to them by God, and they try to live it without putting God first, without asking the owner of their life how to live the life He has given them. There's one thing I know for sure: God loves us, and He wants to be in our lives. The way some people talk about their hardships, when narrating, you won't even see them mention God or their trust in Him.
If you think God will just come into your life without you calling Him, then you must be joking. That's when you'll know God loves us and respects us. He won't just barge into your life; all He's waiting for is for you to call Him into your life, as the scriptures say: 'Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.'
So whatever has happened in the past, let it be there, and look forward to a better future. Also, learn from your past mistakes. Don't forget, God is with you and in you, so put Him in everything that concerns you and your life, no matter how little you think it is. God wants to be there.
Brilliant. In-depth and absolutely wonderful. You nailed it...God respects us wishes and He wants us to desire Him. God is for us and He's ever ready to attend to us when we allow Him. I am grateful for the past year and I am grateful for how the year started. I know this year will turn out well for me and my loved ones and I wish you the same too.
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