“Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.” 1Thessalonians 4:11-12 As you are setting goals for the new year, include this goal: to live a quiet simple life. Work hard but mind your own business. Don’t get caught up in other’s messes. Give yourself permission to rest. Free yourself from the pressures to have the perfect body, to have the dream job, to perform all the time. Make time to encounter the blessings in small and simple ways. Find satisfaction in being in His presence, to include Him in all things and be blessed with peace, joy, and love.
Love, Joy, Peace, Hope