A New Year, A New Beginning

Oh, my friends! Did you know God is the God of new beginnings?  I love that about Him.  In His tender mercy and kindness, He gives us new opportunities for growth, health and wholeness.

Has 2009 been a hard year for you?  I know it has been for some of you.  But Scripture is clear - we can get past the past and look forward to what God has for us in the future.  Read what Isaiah has to say about it:  Forget what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present.  I’m about to do something brand new.  It’s bursting out!  Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers through the badlands. (Isaiah 43:18,19  The Message)

As we look back on the events of 2009, it’s good to reflect and remember.  But if the events are not as we hoped they would be, we must not stay there, dwelling on what went wrong or lamenting about what could have been.  Learn from the experience and move on.  God promises to bring restoration and healing to any situation when we stay focused on Him.

Paul wrote the following in Philippians 3:13,14: But one thing I do:  Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

We cannot undo the past.  Unfortunately, unlike the game of golf, in life there are no mulligans. There are no ‘do-overs.’  But God’s mercy abounds - He brings new situations into our lives, another chance to ‘get it right.’

God is calling us to move on.  He is calling us to participate in the wonderful future He has planned for us.  Get up.  Shake the dust off. Don’t miss what God is doing right now to change your life forever.  See it Sister, and embrace it with gusto!!

Happy New Year!!