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A new year begins, 
I have an idea, an outlook, a projection of what the future holds...
The year unfolds and slowly and steadily, the picture unraveling differs from what I imagined.
Good times, bad times, more good times than bad? I've lost count!
Laughter, tears, friends lost, friends gained, friends 're-gained'...
Rain, Sun, Snow, Heat! Sun, more heat!! 
Happy memories, sad memories, and days that just went by.
The year keeps unfolding, and I discover every morning that my projections and plans maybe somehow far from my present reality but it doesn't stop me from dreaming.... 
I won't stop hoping, I won't stop projecting.
Through the rainy days I learnt a valuable lesson - thinking of the sunny days ahead helped me get through. I refused to focus on what was around me, I chose to think of the bright days ahead. Most mornings, I reflected on Jeremiah 29: 11 
"For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome." and i remembered that God is faithful, and He will bring his words to pass. On other mornings, i trudged through the drudgery of another day...

 Here I am, halfway through this year, and though it hasn't gone like I planned. I've had pleasant surprises and hard moments, but one thing has proved true, God does have plans for my peace; and like my favourite devotional puts it 'plans worth my pain'. 
So I look forward to the next half of the year with anticipation, excitement and hope! Things may turn out however they choose to, but there's one who guides my life and everyday, every moment, I have a choice to make ... to trust his plans and follow his path, or to go my own way. I've learnt from experience, going my own way leads to circling around the same path (no time for that!).
Every day, every morning, every moment, I choose to remember that God guides my path; and my 'own' is to trust him (Naija speak). To live every moment in the reality of His will, and to enjoy life! 
Have you examined the first half of the year? Are there any changes you think you should make to your attitude or outlook to life? 
I close this post with some lines from the lyrics of my new 'it' song... Hidden by Will Regan and United Pursuit
"Now I am hidden
In the safety of your love
I trust your heart and your intentions
Trust you completely
I’m listening intentlyYou’ll guide me through these many shadows" 




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