{"id":4937,"date":"2015-01-02T06:26:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T11:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenyl.com\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2015-09-24T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T20:34:36","slug":"happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenyl.com\/test\/2015\/01\/02\/happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Paris<\/p>\n

If I had to describe 2014 with one word, I’d say finding “strength.” It wasn’t the easiest year, but it surprised me how well that still turned out. I remember listing the number of things that weren’t going well to a friend once, he quickly responded with a longer list of things to be grateful for–something we don’t do enough in times of adversity (Philippians 4:6). “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing” I can’t think of a time where I felt this to be more true than the times in 2014 when I felt the lowest and emptiest. When I looked around me, there were riches\u00a0everywhere, there was beauty everywhere, and there was life, I only needed to allow myself to see and feel it. When you really start to pay attention, beyond your unhappy situation, you would realize how much of everything you actually need, you have. Nobody likes the “waiting for better times” part, but it is the part that let’s you see yourself–much up close and personal. It is where you find strength, one you could never imagine yourself to have. The strength of Christ that allows you to do all things and overcome all things. That is the strength I rave about in 2014, \u00a0and the strength I wish you through your toughest times–knowing that in His time, God makes all things beautiful.<\/p>\n

May 2015 be a year of prosperity, like that of the heavens; love, like that of Christ; power, that glorifies God’s excellence; peace, that passeth all understanding; kindness, from the most foreign of places; grace, that reminds us of the extent of God’s love, elevation, beyond the skies, restoration from the floodgates of heaven, and favor, in high places. And may praise of the Lord God Almighty forever be on our lips in Jesus Christ Name we receive these blessings Amen.<\/p>\n

1\u00a0Give thanks to the LORD,<\/a>for He is good;<\/a>\u00a0His love endures forever.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>2\u00a0Let Israel say:<\/a>\u00a0“His love endures forever.”<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>3\u00a0Let the house of Aaron say:<\/a>\u00a0“His love endures forever.”\u00a0<\/span>4\u00a0Let those who fear the LORD\u00a0<\/a>say: “His love endures forever.”\u00a0<\/span>5\u00a0In my anguish<\/a>\u00a0I cried to the LORD, and He answered\u00a0<\/a>by setting me free.\u00a0<\/span>6\u00a0The LORD is with me;<\/a>\u00a0I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>7\u00a0The LORD is with me; He is my helper.<\/a>\u00a0I will look in triumph on my enemies.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>8\u00a0It is better to take refuge in the LORD\u00a0<\/a>than to trust in man.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>9\u00a0It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.<\/a><\/span>10\u00a0All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>11\u00a0They surrounded me<\/a>\u00a0on every side,<\/a>\u00a0but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.\u00a0<\/span>12\u00a0They swarmed around me like bees,<\/a>\u00a0but they died out as quickly as burning thorns;<\/a>\u00a0in the name of the LORD I cut them off.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>13\u00a0I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>14\u00a0The LORD is my strength<\/a>\u00a0and my song; He has become my salvation.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>15\u00a0Shouts of joy<\/a>\u00a0and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand<\/a>\u00a0has done mighty things!<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>16\u00a0The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”\u00a0<\/span>17\u00a0I will not die<\/a>\u00a0but live, and will proclaim<\/a>\u00a0what the LORD has done.\u00a0<\/span>18\u00a0The LORD has chastened<\/a>\u00a0me severely, but He has not given me over to death.<\/a><\/span>19\u00a0Open for me the gates<\/a>\u00a0of righteousness; I will enter<\/a>\u00a0and give thanks to the LORD.\u00a0<\/span>20\u00a0This is the gate of the LORD\u00a0<\/a>through which the righteous may enter.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>21\u00a0I will give you thanks, for you answered me;<\/a>\u00a0you have become my salvation.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>22\u00a0The stone<\/a>\u00a0the builders rejected has become the capstone;<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>23\u00a0the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous<\/a>\u00a0in our eyes.\u00a0<\/span>24\u00a0This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad<\/a>\u00a0in it.\u00a0<\/span>25\u00a0O LORD, save us;<\/a>\u00a0O LORD, grant us success.\u00a0<\/span>26Blessed is He who comes<\/a>\u00a0in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.<\/a><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>27The LORD is God,<\/a>\u00a0and He has made His light shine<\/a>\u00a0upon us. With boughs in hand,<\/a>\u00a0join in the festal procession up<\/a>\u00a0to the horns of the altar.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>28\u00a0You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God,<\/a>\u00a0and I will exalt<\/a>\u00a0you.\u00a0<\/span>29\u00a0Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. Amen<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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