Saturday, January 1, 2011

Here We Go . . . Again!?!

Aaahh . . . A new year
A fresh start . . . a clean slate
I can get a handle on my life
I can stop the old habits
I can start the new ones
I CAN do this!
I WILL be . . .

T-minus . . . until failure
Then condemnation
Back to the old because I’ve messed up
Oh well . . . next January 1st . . . try again

Each January 1st . . . INSANITY
Doing the same thing over and over
Expecting different results

Declare the changes needed!
Set goals . . . But . . .
Who is in control?
Who can bring the lasting change?

Every January 1st . . . “I” tries to rule and reign
I cannot bring lasting change to my life
But With GOD, ALL things are possible!
I can do ALL things through Christ Jesus who strengthens us!

 
Don’t wait until the NEXT . . . January 1st
Minute by minute . . . day by day
Take the “start overs” to Jesus
And His cleansing blood!

How ?
It's the word of faith that welcomes God to go to work and set things right for us . . . Say the welcoming word to God—‘Jesus is my Master’—embracing, body and soul, God's work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That's it. You're not ‘doing’ anything; you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That's salvation. With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: "God has set everything right between him and me!"  (Romans 10:9-10 Message Bible)

HAPPY. . .  new year . . . IN JESUS !

1 comment:

  1. Awesome!

    I love the part about not waiting 'til the next January 1st, but taking the "start overs" to Jesus day by day, minute by minute. YES!

    And that verse is super, especially the part about me not "doing" anything but letting God do it. Wow, that takes alot of pressure off! Letting Him do His part!

    Happy New Year!

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