Welcome to 2014! Are you excited about the year ahead? No? That's okay. I've had to force myself to feel excited. Some days it's hard to read all of the social networking posts by people who really, really "feel" this new year thing. I just don't feel it. And I felt terrible about that until I read a Facebook post by a young man who was home on leave from his missionary work overseas. He commented on the fact that our calendar is man-made and is somewhat of an artificial way to keep our lives in order. While God does operate in times and seasons, He is not ruled by the turn of a page on our day-timer. I love how my young friend expressed it:
"...And as for resolutions.... there is only one January 1st per year... but there is also only 1 May 23rd per year as well. Each second is like a snowflake. No two are the same. Though each one seems small and insignificant...each one is a totally unique masterpiece. Every second is a chance to turn for the better... Every breath is a chance! And as for personal change, when we yield to Christ, we have the Holy Spirit come into us. He brings the change at all times, in all seasons, and through all circumstances. Time is not a valid excuse in the eyes of God. His love is here and His love is now."
This is so powerful. Every second is new. Every breath is fresh. Every day is a new day - another chance to live the life that God has designed for us, another opportunity to influence our world for His purposes, one more untarnished start. We don't have to wait for January 1st. I can start posting on this blog today, January 4th, I don't have to waste another year, another month (it's been 5 since my last post!) or even another moment. This excites me - or at the very least, motivates me to move forward.
Do you feel it yet?
Whatever it is you haven't done, haven't said, haven't tried, haven't gotten excited about - now is your time. Do it. Say it. Try it. Get excited about it. Go on with God. It's a new day.
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