During the past year or so, I have come to realize how much I really do love Cardinals. Why? Good question- I am not sure why; I just do. So, when I saw this picture and especially the message, I just had to use it. Unfortunately, the text is a bit hard to read, so I re-typed its message for readability.
Do not look back.
Start anew and be ready to face
The New Year with your head up.
Happy New Year!
I am quite sure that 2021 will be better that 2020; but honestly, who knows? Whether or not this year will be Good or bad, if our attitudes are upbeat, then we are off to a good start.
The apostle Paul was in prison when he wrote to the Philippians, but his attitude was one that I wish we could all attain to. Paul writes…
Philippians 3 ( World English Bible )
1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.
2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.
3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
4 though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:
5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
6 concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
7 However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.
8 Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
10 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
11 if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
13 Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,
14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Forget those things that will not make your current situation better. Purpose in your hearts to be a positive person, regardless of obstacles. Press on to be as much like Jesus as you can. Like the quote says…