A Special WELCOME........

Sometimes life goes by so quick we never stop to reflect on the past.

The past is not to be looked back at as negative - we must look back at it in such a way as to see what have we learnt out of it. God has plotted our paths out before we were even born and one thing i know for sure is that the past is gone and its something we can never change no matter how much we would like it to have been different.

You might be wondering why am i writing about the past - well i been doing a lot of thinking on the subject and it will all make sense once you have read this entire article.

One of my favourite songs by Bon Jovi is titled "WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE" and here are the lyrics:

"Maybe we all different but we're still the same,
We all got the blood of eden running through our veins,
I know sometimes its hard for you to see,
You're caught between who you are and who you want to be,
If you feel alone and lost and need a friend,
Remember every new beginning is some beginnings end.

Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life; you made it this far
Welcome, you got to believe
That right here, right now
You're exactly where you supposed to be
Welcome to wherever you are

When everybody's in and you're left out
and you feel you drowning in the shadow of a doubt
Everyone's a miracle in their own way
Just listen to yourself, not what other people say
When it seems you're lost, alone and feelin' down
Remember,everybody's different; just take a look around

Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life; you made it this far
Welcome, you got to believe
That right here, right now
You're exactly where you supposed to be

Be who you want to be
Be who you are
Everyone's a hero
Everyone's a star

When you want to give up and your heart's is about to break

REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE PERFECT; GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES (This is the best line in this song - i love it)

Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life; you made it this far
Welcome, you got to believe
That right here, right now
You're exactly where you supposed to be

I say welcome....
I say welcome....
Welcome

WOW - what a song and im sure everyone can relate to the words of this song as it is an awesome song not just due to the fact that it applies to everyone but the words are true and real and the God factor within it stands out so clearly which is really awesome and i sometimeS wonder how many people realise this when they listen to this song on the radio or elsewhere.

I used the song to show two things

(a) that every start of something has an end and that every end has some new beginning which applies to all of us and that God is the one who is in control all the time and therefore the past is exactly what the word says - IT IS PAST - no longer exists. sometimes things must happen for a new beginning.

(b) the second part i wanted to point out is in the song where it says "REMEMBER THAT YOUR'E PERFECT; GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES" is something we all need to realise every single day no matter what happens to us or how we might be feeling on a particular day.

"We are right now and right here exactly where we meant to be" - thats cool as we at times dont see it that way and maybe we need to look at it that way and realise that we are meant to be where we are right now because its all part of Gods plan.

Well i hope you enjoyed this short article as much as i enjoyed writing it and this morning i just had it all in my head and had to write it cause i know this was God that inspired me to write this one.

I give thanks to God for all he has done and i wish for everyone who reads this article that you will give thanks to God for all you have and to look at the future and know that YOU ARE PERFECT IN EVERY WAY cause God says you are.

I would like to give a special thanks to my Mom & Dad for everything, my brother Michael and his wife Annerie, my sister Tracy and her husband Marius, my sister Liza and her husband Derrick and our awesome GOD for all the help last year. You guys were all amazing in each and every way for which i will always be truly thankful for.

May God bless all of you and remember - YOU ARE EXACTLY WHERE YOU MEANT TO BE.

GLORY BE TO GOD - AMEN