It's the start of a new year and I believe so many of us anticipate a better year. Last year was more like a roller coaster filled with so many ups and downs but gladly, we made it through.
What expectations do you have for the year? What are your thoughts concerning the year? I believe we all look towards a distant time in the year where we hope everything falls in place. For some of us, we look towards a year filled with financial abundance, graduating from school, peace of mind, personal fulfillment, career fulfillment and the realization of other dreams. The future in general, seems like a subjective concept that indicates long enough time for significant changes to occur in our lives.
But what do we do to see these significant changes we hope for to occur in our lives? Some days back, my brother and I were talking about life in general - the consequences of a person's actions and how people expect everything to just go smoothly for them them without thinking about their actions and the consequences.
In his words, he said "The future is not a kind of destination that is beautiful with the good stuff, rather, it is the culmination of all the actions we have taken in the past." Hanson Ibinabo
This is so true, we are today products of our thoughts and actions of our past. The things we do today are mostly reflections of our thoughts, words and actions.
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To see 2025 turn out as expected and better than what we had in 2024, we need to first begin to work our thought patterns, watch the words we speak and begin to take action towards the realization of our expectations for the year.
What we think about, drive the words we speak which over time are reflected in our actions. That is why we must be careful of the things we think and nurture in our hearts. No wonder the Bible in Philippians 4:8 admonishes we think nothing but only on good things that are honest, pure, just, lovely and of good reports. Our thought patterns greatly influence our lives through our actions. So we must think only positive thoughts to enable us take positive actions intended to improve our lives an possibly those around us.
According to Winston Churchill, "The price of greatness is responsibility," To have a great year, you have to take responsibility of your actions today. What goals have you set for yourself for this year? Believe you can achieve them and start taking steps towards them.
These steps must not be grandiose all at once, but tiny steps daily will take you towards the realization of your goals for the year. The culmination of your everyday actions is what will bring your expectations of 2025 into a reality. Remember, the future is no kind of destination with beautiful stuff but the culmination of our actions today will lead us to that beautiful future we crave for.
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So many of us have received prophecies for the year claiming and shouting amen but do we sit with these prophecies expecting them to just fall into our laps and become a reality? No, we run with these prophecies through actions. God is no magician, he rather blesses the works of our hands (Deuteronomy 28:12). In the context of this article, God will bless every step we take towards the realization of our dreams. He loves us taking steps of faith in Him and when we do, He guides and orders our steps to fruition (Psalm 37:23).
Don't just sit and wait, dreaming and wishing for something to happen or dependent on people to make things happen for you, start taking steps to make things happen for you. The most difficult thing to do most times is to start but start anyway. As difficult as it may seem, be persistent and resilient in chasing your goals for the year. Only you can achieve your goals all by yourself with the help of God. Nobody will achieve them for you.
Quote for the day - "To change a thing about your life, you need to take full responsibility of it." - Library Mindset
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