Happy New Year!!! 2008 - Part 2

I guess what amuses me the most is that I get on here and tell others that resolutions are things you don't need to wait until a new year to make, and I go a fall into a panic mode regarding one of our companies due to the actions of an employee previously mentioned here.

As it has occurred to me that I only have 1 reader besides myself out there, I thought it better to start a different train of thought for fear of losing you. If a contest was held today on this blog, the likelihood of you winning is 100% as when the only person to compete against is yourself, the only way you can lose would be to drop out of the race.

But isn't that how life is as well. Isn't it true at the end of the day, the person most likely to knock you out of the race is yourself? Feeling sorry for yourself, lamenting past bad decisions, constantly looking back instead of forward, all things done to knock ourselves out of the race.

My Dad and I are in the same line of work. Things have not been as good as he (they) would like for the past couple of years. For me last year was not as good as I would have liked it to be, but it was still decent. I have made a lot of stupid financial decisions in my life. But I wonder if the stupidest of them all is constantly looking back at those other dumb decisions versus looking forward to create better decisions for the future.

For 2008 I have prayed that God will bless our business in a HUGE way. I have prayed that we can make enough money this year to pay off the house, the cars and any debt we may have. That is a HUGE number. But who is that number HUGE to? For me, right now it is HUGE. But to the one who created the Heaven's and the Earth. The one who parted the Red Sea. The one who bore the sins of the world and shed His blood for me and then was raised from the dead. I don't think it is a huge number at all.

And so I have prayed the following, "...Lord, this is so much bigger than me, that if you answer this prayer ALL praise and glory is given to you as this is something I simply cannot do on my own..."

There is more to it than that, but you get the gist.

Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Seems like a pretty good deal in my opinion. Of course there is the whole seeking issue, but we can delve into that at another time.

Cheer up, I know it could be worse. If you look for the bad in everything you will find it. Funny thing is though, if you look for the good in everything, surprisingly, you WILL find it.

For now, take care...