December 30, 2023 NEW BEGINNINGS
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
A new year is upon us. It’s a time of looking back and looking forward. Likely, as we look back over the past year we will remember some of the good things and some of the not so good things. This is a good time for self examination; to determine what are our priorities, our goals, our desires and our mindset, and most importantly, our spiritual health. We are blessed to have a God who gives us new beginnings; and to have a God who forgives and renews. We must remember that God is for us and He is always drawing us to Himself. Even if we experienced trials and even though we may have failed in many ways in the past year, we are at the doorsteps of a new beginning. The past year was a tough year for sure, filled with political upheaval, wars, inflation, sickness, crime-and the list goes on. However, our God reigns; He is using everything for His purposes; and He invites us to be a co-worker with Him in this upside world in which we live. Let us be renewed in our minds and in our spirits and move into this next year with a sense that God has plans and purposes and we get to be a part of what He is doing. Finding our place in what He is doing begins in us; we can turn our hearts to the Lord; we can seek Him first; we can die to ourselves; we can say no to our flesh and to sin and we can yes to the Spirit of God who is living in us; we can embrace and obey the commands of God; and we can let our light shine and be a blessing to others. Like Paul the Apostle, let us make the decision to not look backward, but to look to the future and to press on in the things of God. (Philippians 3:14) Bottom line: God loves you and I and He is with us and He has given us His Spirit to equip us, empower us, and guide us so that we can experience life as He designed.
Ephesians 4:1-3 “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Blessings, Buddy Have a blessed new year.
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
A new year is upon us. It’s a time of looking back and looking forward. Likely, as we look back over the past year we will remember some of the good things and some of the not so good things. This is a good time for self examination; to determine what are our priorities, our goals, our desires and our mindset, and most importantly, our spiritual health. We are blessed to have a God who gives us new beginnings; and to have a God who forgives and renews. We must remember that God is for us and He is always drawing us to Himself. Even if we experienced trials and even though we may have failed in many ways in the past year, we are at the doorsteps of a new beginning. The past year was a tough year for sure, filled with political upheaval, wars, inflation, sickness, crime-and the list goes on. However, our God reigns; He is using everything for His purposes; and He invites us to be a co-worker with Him in this upside world in which we live. Let us be renewed in our minds and in our spirits and move into this next year with a sense that God has plans and purposes and we get to be a part of what He is doing. Finding our place in what He is doing begins in us; we can turn our hearts to the Lord; we can seek Him first; we can die to ourselves; we can say no to our flesh and to sin and we can yes to the Spirit of God who is living in us; we can embrace and obey the commands of God; and we can let our light shine and be a blessing to others. Like Paul the Apostle, let us make the decision to not look backward, but to look to the future and to press on in the things of God. (Philippians 3:14) Bottom line: God loves you and I and He is with us and He has given us His Spirit to equip us, empower us, and guide us so that we can experience life as He designed.
Ephesians 4:1-3 “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Blessings, Buddy Have a blessed new year.
RSS Feed