This year
commit to stand strong as never before! I love New Year’s! In my mind I see it
as a chance to step back, reevaluate how things are going - what’s working and
what needs work - a chance to push the “reset” button in my life if need be.
The Lord’s
mercy and loving kindness endure forever. Miraculously He never grows tired of us and
throws up His hands in frustration. He never stomps off declaring, “That’s it!
I’ve had enough! I’m done!” No, incredibly enough He is always patiently there
encouraging and guiding and willing to forgive us over and over again.
Make this New
Year a chance for a new beginning and a new resolve to be strong in your faith,
standing in constant confidence in the One Who has redeemed you! Psalm 1 tells
us that in order to be that “tree firmly planted by the water,” and to prosper
we must be diligent in studying His word, not just reading it casually, but meditating
on it day and night. Don’t know where to start? There’s an app for that! J Seriously,
you can find about a gazillion different free devotionals and reading plans
thru Bible apps and online. If nothing else, start by reading a Proverb a day. Read
it slowly, really putting thought into it. Write out verses that jump out at you,
and go over them several times a day. Keep His Word in front of you, and you
will see His promises coming alive in your daily life.
“But his
delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the
precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates
(ponders and studies) by day and by night. And he shall be like a tree firmly
planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in
its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he
does shall prosper [and come to maturity].” Psalm 1:2-3
