New Beginning

Friday

New Beginning

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,  I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Jesus said just look at ME, treat everyone else like ME.

Philippians 3:13-14

Once you decide to let Jesus live in your heart, you literally have a new life.  You have the right to leave the past behind and start over.  But really, what does that look like?

For one it means to look toward Him daily.  This simply means start your day with a reminder to yourself to follow Him.  This is a prayer in the morning, simply talking to God and reminding Him that you love Him, talk to Him about your day and ask for His help.

Secondly, it means to only work on yourself and quit trying to fix everyone else around us.  This means treating everyone in our lives with respect and love, even if they don’t deserve it.   In the passage above He says to treat everyone as if they were Him!  This seems impossible as times, but really it’s a small adjustment of attitude and direction.

Just like the trees that we saved from the vines, your life can grow upward and outward faster than ever before.  Without the sin tricking you in to believing it’s good for you….without the sin literally stealing all of your life….without the sin weighing you down, you WILL start to blossom and realize your true potential.   

The second picture labeled “Hope” is of a tree we saved from the vines about ten years ago.  It’s grown and flourished and become a beautiful part of our lives.  You can be that in your own world, a beautiful part of everyone else’s life.

Lord, I love You and thank You so much for loving me back.  Help me to live my life to the fullest, in Your name Lord, Amen.