From my diary…

By the 31^st, I could sense that most people had had enough. Many could hardly wait for the big announcement, “it’s a new year!” Then January came. I was like an athlete on steroids. I had fresh big dreams. This girl was charging forward and nothing was going to stop her. I can’t remember a previous year when there was so much anticipation for the New Year. Everywhere you turned, someone was preaching, it’s a year of change, it’s a year of favour, it’s a year of miracles, it’s a year of open doors, it’s a year of tremendous blessings and guess what? I think it is.

Like for many of you, January started off for me with a lot of energy. I was ready to take on anything…well, almost and I made some daring moves. I was reaching for the impossible and the more I ran the brighter it looked. And then suddenly, I realized that what was ahead was only a mirage. It wasn’t the real thing, it was only an image and as soon as I realized, I slammed on my brakes. And that almost cost me everything. It almost threw me off course and I could have killed my dream. Imagine a car traveling at very high speed and suddenly the driver slams on the brakes. That action could most certainly send the car and driver off course and possibly into a ditch or may result in a very bad accident without a chance of recovery.

Fortunately I’m trained in the spirit. Even though I slowed down a little, I knew enough not to slam on the brakes so suddenly and I had enough people around me to encourage me on my journey and so I back on the road again know that great things lie ahead.

So my friend, don’t toss your dream. The year started with very high hopes and at the end of the year you would be thanking God for the many fulfilled dreams. If you’ve slowed down a little because the surrounding circumstances or one thing or the other got in your way, move it out of the way, make a detour, change your tires and do what you must to begin to pick up speed again. When you come to a speed breaker or bump, slow down, while you’re at it, appreciate the scenery, appreciate God, understand what He is saying to you, take instructions, receive Godly counsel and then pick up speed again.

It’s a great year!

February 2005.