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I was waiting up on New Year, I know there was still an ongoing super late opening New Year, and it was in America. I did earlier in Indonesia, but America hadn't. Yet, America just began a couple of hours ago. That was unique because the world isn't the same, but the world still celebrated the same day. It's one of my challenges to arrange an appointment and a meeting over a different time zone, but it is fun. 

I was looking back in 2022 and is ready for 2023, like you have a book and write this book over the end of the book, buy a new book and write that one. Everyone wants a new one, but everyone forgets the only one that never changes, is God. God is consistent and we see in Hebrews 13: 8 says, Jesus Christ is still the same, the last one "forever". So, God is still faithful as usual and has been since. 

"What's your hope?" and "What is your resolution?", every year and the same question.

We could say that we want to change. I watched a reel on Instagram that explained 3C (Choice, Chance, and Change), which is mentioned with "make a choice, take a chance, and make a change". Yeah, you are, and you need to. You put priorities because you want to and that's the beginning step of a forward that you expect to reach out. 

When I was at a family event, I worshiped online on Youtube and learned the first priority: God. It comes from my motivation and journey last year. I know I'm not going to be perfect but I'm going because I know what steps I could take. Like, I put a note, I hope I can read Bible more, keep praying every day, love the people I meet, and feel filled with the Holy Spirit. Having good self-control, that's my hope and I put down a note. 

We are going to see Proverbs 23: 18, which my friend sent me on WhatsApp. We learn to hope. Hope to change and hope to be better. That's so good because everyone wants to hope to be better and change. This is the right foundation if you put trust in God and involvement with God every making plans.

I want to address that you need to start to be fruit. We see the good scripture about the fruit that we have meant, Galatians 5: 22-23. You start that one and be fruit. Start by rejoicing and growing by being faithful. Don't move away. Remain in one shape and grow that one in the same way. Foundation, you need to build up. I suggest you be staying in one shape and grow there, don't move away anywhere. Because if you want to move to other shapes, you will ruin the old shape that you've built up and must start from the beginning. That is what I have experienced by moving from church to church. I reflected and realized that I am supposed to continue where am able to grow up. Be fruit and be faithful.

Start a new foundation and put the first priority on God, then grow up in that shape you have built up. Be fruit and be faithful. That's where a foundation that you have the right could have.

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