Yes you can!

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Many of us begin the new year with the hope of changing something in our lives. I want my life to improve in 2010. My personal goal is to slim down and eat less. We all have something, smoking, drinking, gossiping, overeating, wasting too much time on video games and Internet surfing, and countless other things. Let he who is without sin toss the first rock.
The important thing to know is you can overcome. You are more powerful than you realize. What ever you want to do, do it today. Just today. Don’t even think about or worry about tomorrow. Time is a finite resource. How will we use it best today?
Holy God, our rock and our strength. Help us to overcome the weakness of the flesh. Give us courage to act, and fill our spirits with your breath and resolve. You have said that through Christ all things are possible. You have given us authority to do many things. You have said that both life and death are in the power of the tongue. Let us choose life. Let us find our stride and our courage. Today we call on you and you hear our prayer and answer us. Amen
Romans 5:5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

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There is a spirit within us that is never poor, yet I think sometimes we go hungry because we are afraid to ask for what we want. We fear we may be inadequate. We fear there may be some powerful world-changing gift we have, and therefore we are responsible to utilize it. Is there a huge audacious idea you caught a glimpse of that could make a positive impact on humanity? What holds us back? What keeps us from acting on the large, or small important things? Our fears. What if we are wrong? What if we fail? We can’t see too far ahead. Usually that is a good thing.
Father God, guide our steps. Help us live in faith. Help us each to know we are capable of sharing the great and wonderful gifts you have given us. We invite the Holy Spirit to dwell within us and connect us to you. Let us each be a force for good. Let us encourage each other and bring out the very best in all that surrounds us. Amen
It feels like a fresh, wholesome, exciting opportunity. What does? This New Year.

Holy and amazing God, thank you for this New Year and the blessing it brings to each of us. Let us recognize opportunities to grow spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually. Let us recognize and act on the chance to be generous to all we know and see.
I pray for each of you to have a fantastic 2010. May God shower you with his rich blessings and may he speak to you and hold you in his love. Thank you for reading this blog. I appreciate your comments and thoughts more than you know.
I have launched another blog called Fast300Meals. I am beginning a journey to fast 300 meals in 365 days. It is a spiritual and physical journey.

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My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. Psalm 119:28
Heavenly Father, winter can be a cold a dark time of year in many places in the world. Help us to find time to nurture our spirits and live in joy and light. I pray for those everywhere who suffer from depression, sadness, grief. Lift their spirits. I pray for those who need to know the joy of the LORD is their strength. Strengthen each of us according to your word. The light of the world has come. Guide us, and let us each shine the light. Thank you God. Amen