2 Corinthians 5:17 (MSG)
17 Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it!
This passage of Scripture has always been one of my favorites. When we are united with Christ, we get a fresh start in life. How great is that? Old things passed away; all things become new!
Sometimes we look at the beginning of the new year as a fresh start. We can start over trying to balance the check book. We can start a new diet - again! We make all kinds of "resolutions" in an effort to begin again - fresh.
It is a new year, and it can be a new beginning for us all. I believe the key to starting fresh is taking this journey called life one step at a time. Someone asked the question, "How can you eat an elephant?" Of course the answer is, "One bite at a time!" So, let's take our fresh start, "One day at a time". Don't get caught up in the totality of life's journey; simply take it one day at a time.
If you take life one day at a time, when you stumble, you don't have far to go to start over. If you get off your diet, you don't have much to make up. If you say or do something that messes up a relationship, you don't have to say too many words to make it right again. If you begin to struggle in your faith, you don't have to look too far to find God again.
When you start fresh, you can let go of some things that might be holding you down. Maybe you need some help to begin again. Click here for some wonderful guidance, and get a fresh start!
Happy New Year!
I pray 2009 offers the fresh start you need for a wonderful year.
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