Kude kwalapha uThixo enathi 2014

Once again it has been a challenging year but the Almighty continued to bless us and showed us that His love is amazing. We therefore, humble ourselves under God's mighty hand, that He may lift us up in due time. (1 Peter 5:6 NIV). Furthermore, we "give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever" (Psalm 107:1).

As we start the new year, we say, continue to show us Your way, O Lord, teach us Your paths (Psalm 25:4) and we ask You to guide us in Your truth and teach us, for You are God our Savior, and our hope is in You all day long (Psalm 25:5). We know that Your thoughts are not our thoughts, neither are our ways Your ways (Isaiah 55:8) but we desire to do your will, our God; Your law is within our hearts (Psalm 40:8). We say "Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success" (Psalm 118:25 NIV) because You are the Lord our God who takes hold of our right hands and says to us, Do not fear; I will help you. (Isaiah 41:13 NIV)

We pray that we continue to "Do everything in love" (1 Corinthians 16:14 NIV) because we have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us by You Almighty. (Romans 12:6-7 NIV). We also pray that we should continue to be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave us (Ephesians 4:32 NIV).