“That's why we are not
discouraged. No, even if outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being
renewed each and every day.”
2 Corinthians 4:16
Feeling the pressure of the new year?
Typically, New Year’s Eve/Day focuses
on both celebration and extreme repentance. We may, indeed, “live it up” on New
Year’s Eve, eating and drinking too much, engaging in various vices. However,
with the strike of midnight and/or the glaring light of New Year’s Day and a
new year, at that, we declare our newly turned over leaves and selves; this
year, we’ll be different, better, changed. So, we embark on a new habit, diet,
outlook, whatever. And maybe, we do quite well for the first few days. But
then, something happens… We all know the comedy of a resolution; usually, we’re
the punch line.
And somehow, we believe the lie that
“it’s no use,” that we’re failures. But, regardless of what we do or do not do
this new year, resolution or not, Elohim is always in the renewal business with us.
“Behold, I make all things new.”
Revelation 21:5
Whatever we feel resides inside of
us: resolution, success, failure, hope, frustration, we need to realize that
The Most High is the Author of lives,
not us, and certainly not any imperfect resolution. He is helping
us, wanting us to succeed. When we fail, however, His Hand is always
outstretched, determined to reach and aid us.
Look at New Year’s, yes, with hope,
with optimism, but also with realism and a sense of humor. It’s an imperfect
holiday, just like we’re perfect human beings. It is fodder for entertainment,
jokes; it’s a moneymaker, pushing products as well. But it is never the last
word on your life and destiny.
So, if you’re “resolute” with your resolutions,
if you succeed or if your feel that you’ve failed already, just remember that
you are right on time; it’s not too late for you. You always have a future,
regardless of how 2017 starts or plays out!
“My future is in your hands…”
Psalm 31:15
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© 2017 by Sheryle Cruse
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