Philippians 3:13 (TEV) Of course, my friends, I really do not think that I have already won it; the one thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead.
Jeremiah 29:11 (TEV) I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.
Proverbs 23:17-18 (TEV) 17 Don't be envious of sinful people; let reverence for the LORD be the concern of your life. 18 If it is, you have a bright future.
I see not a step before me as I tread on another year;
But I've left the past in God's keeping—the future his mercy shall clear;
And what looks dark in the distance may brighten as I draw near.
Mary Gardiner Brainard (c. 1860)
Edythe Draper, Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "New Year".
