For the last few years, I've asked the Lord to give me a focus at the beginning of the new year. In 2011, He gave me Joshua 1:9 "This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Little did I know of the changes that would happen at the beginning of January 2011. First came a change in my job, which significantly reduced our income, and a change in our church membership. We were evacuated for five days from our home when a wildfire threatened our area. Then illness and surgeries came along for both my husband and myself. None of those things were very pleasant, but Joshua 1:9 was always in front me. By the end of that year I was ready for a break from the string of trials that had tracked through our lives. But God had supplied all of our financial needs--He still is. He had gotten us through the surgeries without complications. Our home was untouched by fire. He had given us a new ch...
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