Happy New Year, Even Though The COVID 19 Will Follow Us To 2021

With faith, hope, and courage, we shall cross over to see the new year of 2021

Every New Year is always accompanied by many events, including sadness, tragedies, and happiness. The year 2020 has been a very terrible year, as we began with a terrific impact of COVID-19 from Wuhan, China. Unfortunately, the pandemic is still following us into the new year of 2021.

As we all know, apart from natural calamities due to geographical reasons, the majority of global suffering is caused by man. Politics, based on power, corrupts the minds of politicians to do whatever they wish, whether it's good or bad, mostly affecting innocent people.

The chase for money in society has also increased violence and crimes, taking its toll on people, leading to poor health, depression, and suicides. 

The devastation of the coronavirus has affected many businesses and the economies of many countries, causing many worldwide to lose their jobs. Many have lost their loved ones to COVID-19 and, therefore, live in fear and anxiety. 

However, if you are living now, you are ready to cross to the new year, which means that God loves you. Yes, the invincible supreme ruler, Jehovah, Yahweh, who is mightier than every rock and ammunition, loves you.

Despite the impact of the coronavirus, you’ve made it to this point, ready to crossover to the new year; therefore, what are your hopes, dreams, and aspirations? I strongly believe that your dreams can be a reality in the year 2021.

 

How prepared are you to improve the sour relationship with the members of your family? How prepared are you to change your bad habits to enjoy your professional career? How prepared are you to be humble and respectful, to get the right gentleman or lady as your partner?

 

How prepared are you to make this world a better place for our present and future generations in a world where many think violence, crime, and terrorism are the only solutions for common problems? We can’t remake the world, but our good deeds can change it.

 

There is every reason to be happy among those who made it this far. Your success, happiness, destiny, and good health are in your own hands. Don’t commit any crime when you know that you will be punished and also affect others.

Don’t live in the realms of destructive drugs when you know they may affect your health. Instead of blaming others for the destruction of the world, we should take it upon ourselves to restore our nation’s dignity. 

The problem is that most people find it hard to overcome their fears because they’re part of who they are. That’s actually a mistake. “No one drinks medicine on behalf of a sick person,” a Ghanaian proverb, meaning your happiness is in your own hands.

 

At times, sadness, loneliness, and depression make us feel miserable and scared because we don’t know what tomorrow may bring, but if you are not dead, then there is always hope for you. Take your time to look for it.

If the blind can play the piano, someone without hands can open the chapters of a book with his toes or tongue to read, and birds can survive both the winter and summer, then why do you have to grumble when you are very close to seeing the new year?

There are many opportunities there for you. Let God be your guide to choose wisely, and let your hopes and dreams be a reality in the year 2021.

“Finally, brothers, rejoice, aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” 2 Corinthians

DOES MONEY GIVES COMFORT IN LIFE?

The Holy Bible

Money is something that no one could have a better life without. Money rules our daily lives in eating, education, clothing, accommodation, the shoes we wear, and almost everything that gives comfort in life. However, does money bring happiness? 

Many people think and believe that money, fame, and beauty would make them happy. Therefore, they follow such things eagerly, only to be miserably disappointed when they couldn't get the happiness they were longing for. 

If happiness could be derived from money and material things, it wouldn't have been necessary for Jesus to identify the key to happiness.

Jesus said, "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need". Matthew 5:3. Genuine happiness can only be found if people depend heavily on spiritual needs rather than material needs. 

One may ask, how can spiritual need help me when I can't pay my bills with it? Spiritual need builds faith, trust, comfort, and hope, which will make you survive those difficulties you are facing. The assurance of faith and hope gives you a happy mind to live a happy life.

But those who depend heavily on material things and money easily get disappointed, frustrated, and mentally disturbed. The next thing many try is to kill themselves. 

The truth can be found in the Bible. There are many rich people as miserable as a church mouse, while the poor who struggle to eat live happily.

Building your spiritual faith through the Bible leads to a more meaningful life.

FAITH: THE COMFORT OF LIFE, THAT MANY IGNORE

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Miracles happen


"Then he touched their eyes and said, 'Because of your faith, it will happen." Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, 'Don't tell anyone about this." But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region." Matthew Ch 9, 29-31.


Faith is reliance, trust, and belief in religious doctrine. It is not an object or substance that can be seen or touched, but evidence of things hoped for. The question is "Does faith or believing in something really work? Yes, it does.

The world is full of many writers. Every writer has his or her own interesting subject to write about. Some of them are fiction, and others are events based on true accounts. I love to write things that are related to my personal life rather than taking stories from somewhere.

I grew up in Africa, a continent everyone knows how tough it is like a place with 'Third World Countries,' and to the best of my memory, what kept me strong and alive in that harsh continent was nothing else than "Faith." It was my sword, shield, armor, protector, and redeemer.

I have hundreds of 'faith' related success stories to tell, but I would like to share this. I have no money, yet I want 110 euros to pay for the cost of books my son is using at a school he was attending in Antwerp, Belgium. I received a second letter reminding me of this payment, as the time to pay the amount was overdue.

I prayed and had faith in myself that I would get the money to pay the school, even though I didn't know where the money was coming from. The next day, I was on my bicycle to work. It was winter and very dark at 5 AM, but the lights of my bicycle were very good, therefore I could see the bicycle lane clearly.

Then on the cycle lane, I spotted something like a folded note. I quickly stopped and turned back to where the object lay. (I wasn't sure it was money, so I can't say where the money lies) But when I took it, I realized that it was money. When I unfolded it, it was exactly 115Euro. The next day, I paid the money to the school.

Here, my 'Faith' has rewarded me with 115 euros. Another point is, a miracle of all miracles has taken place. I needed 110Euro, but I received 115 Euros. An additional 5 Euros could provide me with a few things at the supermarket.

Why don't many people have faith, even though having one doesn't cost anything? Some believe in chariots, horses, guns, wealth, and friends. As for me and my family, we don't believe in any of them than 'Faith.' Try God's or Jesus' love when everything fails. That's where your gift of 'Faith' would be born.