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My daughters would tease me on our many ‘spring’ walks. The snow was almost gone, the sun was beginning to show promise of a new season, and I was constantly looking at the trees and plants for new life, new buds, and new beginnings.
I believe that we all look for new beginnings in our own personal lives. Mary Engelbreit’s daily calendar quotes, “Life is just so daily”. We begin our routines in the morning and continue to carry them throughout the day, week, months and year. We all need new beginnings. We all need hope which begins in our hearts.
Life will just be that…DAILY. Despite routine and mundane activities, there is always the HOPE of new beginnings. I love what King Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 9: 4, “As long as we are alive, we still have hope….”
No one is without stress and trials in life, yet we have the privilege of new beginnings because of Christ’s sacrificial death and His resurrection to new life.
New Beginnings can happen daily
King Solomon continued to say that despite all the questions of life, that nothing on earth is more beautiful than the morning sun. Even if you live to a ripe old age, you should try to enjoy each day….” In many instances, we have new beginnings as soon as we open our eyes in the morning. We have a choice each day to take the day set before us and live our life in obedience to God.
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness “ (Lamentations 3:22-23).
We have a new slate this morning to believe we are living in a new day and a new opportunity to be the best we can be as God’s masterful creation.
New Beginning can take time
For me, there have been times when I opened Scripture revealing something that I never thought about before yet when I took it to heart it changed the direction of my life and my attitude. Sometimes I have asked God to show me new starts and had to wait for God to answer. New beginnings can be like plants. There are cycles and seasons. But when it does happen it is a great joy to begin that new journey. Psalm 16 is beautifully penned with promises and comfort. The last verse says “You have shown me the path of life, and you make me glad by being near to me.” Our humanness often wants new beginnings all the time and in our frailty of being human we almost expect it. There is richness in hoping for new beginnings and trusting God that He is working things out. He is near to us.
We need to live for today with the promise of a future. God understands how our hearts beat because He makes it tick. Bottom line, we need to be content with our daily life with a balance of hope. Philippians 1:6 says, “God is the one who began this good work in you, and I am certain that he won’t stop before it is complete on the day that Christ Jesus returns”.
Father God, Even though my life is daily it is encased in the fact that I first of all have a new beginning in my relationship with Jesus Christ. Thank you for the opportunities of new adventures and new paths because of You. Thank you for Your fresh mercies every morning and for Your constant faithfulness to me as I await new beginnings. In Jesus name I pray, amen.
Questions: What new beginnings are you hoping for? Do you trust that Jesus Christ, who died to give new life, can give you a new beginning?
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Ladies, I have to say that God has spoke directly through both of you to bring me encouragement today. I don’t feel better, but I do feel more hopeful. I have been feeling so down which causes me to feel anxious. Because I am absolutely blessed in my life but I guess I need a new direction to get rid of these blues. Really, know that God has used you today to touch someone elses life. May you both be blessed!!
This is my first day here and I love the responses! I want to thank both of you for brightening my day!
Linda: Thank you so much for your encouraging words. I cried as I realized God’s grace is available for me, now. Iam going to go for a walk, talk with God and enjoy the beautiful spring day. Blessings
Dear Robyn and Carole…I can agree that God uses our mundane days. I am SO encouraged that wherever we hang our hat, we are in this together with a God who walks in our journey whether mundane or more exciting. May you sense great encouragement in each new morning and as you walk throughout the day. Sending a virtual hug! Linda Goodhand Rodgers
Robyn, God bless you! The devil has been trying to keep me from working our upcoming bible class ever since I signed up for it and he’s still trying. But, he is not going to win. God is helping me shake off each illness the devil levels at me and it is down to 2.5 weeks away and the glory shall go to God!
Carole, thank you for the encouragement, I seem to need a lot these days and it is nice to know that others have felt or do feel the way I do. Thank you!
God is always there for us and it is nice to be reminded. We have only to look around us most times to see the wonders the Lord has given us. God gave me a new chance at life and I am ever greatful. And it all began on a mundane day!
The question that has been nagging me is what is the point. This week the devil has been using that and this morning I woke up begging God to help me. From the moment I got in the car and turned on the radio until now when I ready this devotional God is showing me how much he loves me. I think that the reason this question has been haunting me is because my life has become somewhat mundae and this e-mail devotion has touched me so deeply and given me new hope. Thank you, thank you!