A new year often motivates people to start something new and can also give us a sense of relief when we get a chance to start over. Out goes Old Man 2013 and in comes the Young Hope of 2014. Lose weight, pray more, stop smoking, start budgeting, help others, share your faith, clean your car, read your Bible, spend more time with your kids, and on and on. These are all fine things to strive for and if a New Year’s resolution helps you get there, then I say go for it. Like a fresh coat of snow covers up the dead browns of fall, we see things anew and the possibilities in the future seem endless.
I don’t want to be a party pooper but I want to cautiously say I have experienced a letdown or two over the years. The beautiful snow melts to reveal the ugliness of neglect, and yes at least in my yard, the dog poop is still there because I didn’t clean it up. God is helping me learn to accept things as they are or even to hold onto things a little more loosely than I have in the past. I’m trying to see every day as a new beginning.
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” — Lamentations 3:22-23
I am so thankful God’s love never ceases, and every day in Christ has unending possibilities. I am a born-again Christian and those of us who understand the depth of that statement, see things new. We are really “good to go” because in all reality we have already stepped into eternity with Jesus. Our destiny is eternity! This changes everything and maybe the more appropriate salutation I could give you is “HAPPY ETERNITY and enjoy the ride!”
2 Peter 3:18 says, “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity.” Amen.
One day at a time,
Mac
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