 According to a 2021 study reported by Forbes, nearly 80% of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by February. That means that 8 out of 10 people who feel motivated enough to set a goal will abandon that goal within a one month period of time. Why?
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 There is something important that I want to share with you…
Regardless of your past - regardless of what you have done or what has been done to you - there IS hope for a good future. I understand it doesn’t always feel that way, but the truth is that we are not victims of our circumstances, and God can and will make beauty from the ashes of your life.  Reminder... What other people think or say does not change the truth.
When we've been deeply wounded, it is common to have a desperate need to be heard, believed, and to feel supported. It can feel devastating when the person who hurt us denies or lies about what they've done, and it can produce a response inside of us where we feel the need to convince others of the truth.  Have you ever had a time in your life when you were in terrible pain or misery and you cried out to God, only to feel like you didn’t hear back from Him? I have had that experience many times. I have had times in my life when I was literally on my knees, tears streaming down my face, begging God to rescue me – to rescue me from the pain other people had inflicted on me, to rescue me from the pain I had caused to others and myself, to rescue my children from their own mistakes or from the harm inflicted on them by others – but then felt as if God was simply silent. Now there have been a million times in my life when God HAS shown up out of nowhere and solved problems that seemed unsolvable to me, or provided and protected me in ways that were astonishing. But what about the times when He doesn’t seem to show up? Why??
 As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today, I am reminded of the inspirational story of Patrick, who endured and overcame great hardship. Born in 385 AD, Patrick was captured and sold into slavery at the young age of 16. For six years, he suffered isolation and the cruelty of his captures, and eventually he escaped and was reunited with his family. Years later, Patrick returned to Ireland, the very place he was subjected to so much pain, and he spent the rest of his days preaching about God’s love. His influence on the people of Ireland and Europe was so great that even to this day we honor his story by celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.
 To be a person who stands for something, who has convictions and holds true to your values and beliefs, means being a person who will not be liked by everyone.
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