Thought Bubbles: God in the New Year

Some of these lines come from Heart to Heart with Holley: Whatever You May Face:
There has been intense times just past and will be intense times in the near future. What with the increased depression, hospitalization, changes of meds four different times and my need to produce income, I need internal spiritual help. Then I open up my email and find this wonderful blog written by Holley:

Hello Friend!

I’m thinking of you today, staring at that calendar of blank days on your wall or your screen. What will they hold? I’m not sure but I do know this—there’s One who will hold you through them all.

Our world seems to be in love with uncertainty right now. But there’s One who loves you and dares to whisper, “No matter what, you will be okay. More than okay—you’ll be victorious.”

Maybe you see some challenges you’re not sure you can handle. Maybe you’re standing just outside your comfort zone and wondering what in the world you’re doing here.

So let me whisper that there’s nothing in heaven that won’t be yours if you need it. And God has made you all you need to be to complete his perfectly planned to-do list for you.

And you’re beautiful. Just as you are. Not because of what people see when they look in your face but because of what God sees when he looks at your heart. A child of his who is willing to trust, to live with courage, to give him all of your days.

2012 is going to be a good year for you. Maybe not easy. Maybe not what you expected. Maybe more than you think you can handle. But somehow, someway you’re going to look back and say, “Whew, God was there and He’s good.”

In the mental hospital, I asked the tech to print me out Hebrews 13:5 and Psalm 23. Then I had my husband bring in my Bible. To read those beautiful words gave me strength and hope. Those words are over 2000 years old and bring me peace as they have to millions over the years.