What are your resolutions for this new year? When we make the list in our minds appear all those things that did not go well or we made a mistake when we did them. We remember the consequences of those decisions and how we really want them to go better.

The Bible is full of stories of men and women who tried and got it wrong, not once, but several times. David, Noah, Moses, Elijah, Peter, Paul, Mary Magdalene are some of them. All of them had a great intentions, a great desire, but along the way they made a mistake, a big one.

In one of the interviews made to Michael Jordan, for many the best basketball player of all times, how did he always made the last and decisive basket of the game? He answered calmly, "Because I missed those shots a lot of times since im high school; at that time they were important, but always comes opportunities to make more important shots."

"Arise and shine, your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you! See, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness hangs over the peoples. But the dawn of the Lord will shine upon you; upon you his glory will be revealed!" Isaiah 60:1-2

How many shots did you take, how many did you miss in 2021? It doesn't matter, keep going, the great opportunities are just coming; God was training you for the big time, for this moment.

The photo for this blog was sent to me by a great friend from Washington. It is a beautiful sunrise after a heavy snowfall. Even after the heaviest snowfall, there will always come a new and beautiful sunrise.

Forget the dark night, today the sun came through your window. Forget all those failed attempts, all the mistakes. Live the new dawn in your life, let your light shine, radiate love and happiness wherever you go, you are called to be light and salt of this world. Shine brightly, with a big smile, with the love of God who has given you a new day in your life.

God bless you!

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