FOLLOW HIS PATH, COMMITTING TO HIS GUIDANCE

December 5, 2023

A NEW CHAPTER OF CHANGE AND GROWTH FOR YOU THIS NEW YEAR

December 10, 2023

TITLE: 50 DAYS OF PRAYERS AND EXERCISES FOR THE NEW YEAR.

THEME: Preparing Mentally and Spiritually for a Blessed Year-End and A Fruitful New Year

DAY 25 – 26 (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6^TH – THURSDAY DECEMBER 7^TH 2023

TOPIC: FOLLOW HIS PATH, COMMITTING TO HIS GUIDANCE.

AUTHOR: MARY LAWRENCE-DOKPESI

SCRIPTURE:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11

A NEW YEAR OF HOPE AND DETERMINATION: EMBRACING GOD’S GOOD PLANS FOR YOUR LIFE

As we cross over to the New Year, let us remember today’s word for us. This verse is a beacon of hope and encouragement, reminding us that God has good plans for our lives, plans that bring us prosperity, hope, and a future.

We should expect good things in the new year because God is a God of hope and abundance. He desires to prosper us, not to harm us. He wants us to have a hope-filled future, not a future filled with fear and doubt. Therefore, God has a positive and prosperous future planned for us, if we align ourselves with His will. Above all, God is a faithful God. He is faithful to His promises, and He has proven time and time again that He is a God who keeps His promises. (Ref: Psalm 89:34). Finally, God is a God of new beginnings, who makes all things new, and therefore ready to do a new thing in our lives in the new year.

How Can We Align Ourselves with God’s Plans for Our Lives in the new year?

· Surrendering any fears or doubts about the future. So that God will begin to work in our lives and bring us hope and a future.

· Meditating on God’s Word and reflecting on the assurance that He has good plans for our lives. When we meditate on God’s Word, we can be confident that He will guide us and direct us in the new year.

· Praying for a heart that aligns with His plans. By so doing, we can be confident that He will give us the wisdom and knowledge we need to live according to His will.

With faith in God’s good plans for our lives, we can embrace the new year with hope and determination, trusting that He will guide us and direct us in the path He has for us. May we surrender any fears or doubts about the future and embrace His promise of hope and a future. AMEN.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE:

1. Reflect on the assurance that God has good plans for your life.

2. Surrender any fears or doubts about the future and embrace His promise of hope and a future.

3. Pray for a heart that aligns with His plans.

PRAYERS:

Dear Lord, I come before you today with an open heart and a willing spirit. I surrender any fears or doubts about the future, and I embrace Your promise of hope and a future. I pray for a heart that aligns with Your plans, and I ask for the wisdom and knowledge to live according to Your will. Amen.

FURTHER READING: Psalm 89:34; Isaiah 43:19; Joshua 1:8

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.