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Article

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

Starting a new year leads many of us to pause, reflecting on the one just finished and speculating on the one to come. We seem to have a natural tendency to set expectations for ourselves. But rarely does a year look the same in retrospect as it did at its introduction. Some hold exciting successes, others carry deep disappointments, and many have a combination of both. When life doesn’t unfold as planned, it is very easy to become discouraged or frustrated. Such emotions are perfectly normal, just as Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Yet there is still a choice in how to respond.

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