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Crossing over to the new year is what everyone always looks forward to and the celebration of the new year is always done in grand style. I have celebrated a lot of New Years Over the years and I am grateful to God for the gift of life because I celebrate this new year 2023 too. All the years I have been celebrating new year it has always been a wonderful experience and I enjoy every one of them.
The best new year celebration I had was in church and I have to do some fasting and prayer in the church that day. The fasting requires me to stay inside the church till the end of the first day in the new year. At first, I was not happy about it when our church pastor told my parents about it and the reason why I have to do it is that God should not delay the mercy that is going to get to me in that very year and bad things should pass over me.
In the year 2018, which was the year I was in church fasting instead of being outside having fun and chilling like other people were doing. It was very hard for me because it was a boring time celebrating my new year in fasting and prayers but I just have to and I stayed in church, fast, and prayed with all the prayer points that were given to me.
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After the fasting that day, because I get to share some personal stuff with God that was not in the prayer points I felt I was relieved of some life problems and to be sincere a lot of good things happen to me in the year 2023 and I was glad I heed to the pastor and my parent's words and did the fasting and prayer. I get to achieve some things I have been chasing in life for a long time and I was glad about all that happen to me. The bad things that I pray about that shouldn’t happen to me almost did in that very year but with God and his mercies over my life none of that happen and I was free from all dangers.
I can never forget that year in which I celebrate my new year in the church because the fasting and prayers comes with a lot of good things and I was able to achieve a lot that year no matter the other year that comes to me that every year it’s always in my mind and I am always glad I did things that were required of me to do.
I know I sacrifice my fun time, some delicious chicken for that day, and a lot more merriment that where going on at home at that very moment but I never regret I forsake all that to do the thing which I think was the right thing to do and it was the best new year celebration for me because I made the right decision.
What’s your best new year celebration ever?
This post was inspired by #hivelearners community on the topic which is “Best new year celebration “.
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