New Year

A picture of my dad from the mid-1970's










11But the hills and valleys in the promised land are watered by rain from heaven, [a] 12because the LORD your God keeps his eye on this land and takes care of it all year long.

Deuteronomy 11:11-12
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
American Bible Society


As the New Year begins, let us remember that trusting God is the most important action we can take at all times. My father, Ross Greenshields passed way over twenty years ago in 1983. He always talked about, "Life, how sweet it is.." He was a man who enjoyed being alive. This sounds very simple but if you knew him you would understand that he loved his wife, his children, his grandchildren and meeting knowing and helping people. Ross saw a stranger as a friend he was meeting for the first time. He loved learning and teaching. He loved life and trusting the Lord. In today's world loving life mostly means a love of drinking, partying or getting...or having or experiencing but that is not really living. My dad also saw life as a gift from God and used it appropriately in sharing Christ in everything he did or said. I look at a new year as Mrs. Charles Coleman says in "Streams in the Desert",
"We cannot tell what loss and sorrow and trial are doing. Trust only. The
Father comes near to take our hand and lead us on our way today. It shall
be a good, a blessed new year!"
So in this new year trust the Lord Jesus and live life to the full.

Below is a link to Mrs. Coleman's January 1 devotional. Read, enjoy and be of good cheer.
New Year -- Devotions Streams in the Desert Jan 1