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No Surprises in the New Year
Some people might describe me as a goal-oriented list maker. And they would
be right. So, it’s no surprise that I start a new year (sometimes the new
calendar year in January, sometimes the new school year in the fall) with
journal and pen in hand, writing out goals I want to accomplish. One New
Year’s Eve, I sat thinking about hopes and dreams for the upcoming new
year. But I had one thought I just couldn’t shake.
.
Gazing at a fresh page in the calendar, I fretted about the ways I would
inevitably mess up the new year. It hadn’t even arrived yet, and already
I’d begun to regret and even fear the sins I would certainly commit. I
became bogged down, knowing I would spoil the new year in no time.
.
But for those of us who have entered a relationship with God through Jesus,
believing in His death and resurrection and trusting Him to forgive our
sins and provide new life, we can choose something betterbetter than
living in regret over the past or in fear about ruining the future. We can
live in freedom, resting in His sure love for us.
.
Will we sin in the new year? Of course, and the Lord already knows this. He
is not caught off guard by our failures, and He has already secured our
forgiveness inJesusforgiveness for our sins in the past, present, and
future. The Lord extends compassion to us, separating us from our sins so
that we are never joined with them again. So, we can hope, dream, and plan
for each new year, knowing that our compassionate Heavenly Father does not
treat us as our sins deserveeven the ones still in our future. Allison
Wilson Lee
.
If we know Jesus, we can be free from the fear of failure because His
love and forgiveness don’t change, even when we fail. How can resting in
these truths give us hope as we look forward to the future?
.
Whenever we sin (by doing or thinking anything that goes against God) He
calls us to confess and repent, turning away from our sin and back toward
Him. Are there any sins on your mind that you can confess and repent from?
Consider taking a moment to come to God in prayer, resting in His sure love
and forgiveness.
.
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the wEsther Psalm
103:12 (NLT)
Read Verses:
Psalm 103:8-Psalm 103:14
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Some people might describe me as a goal-oriented list maker. And they would
be right. So, it’s no surprise that I start a new year (sometimes the new
calendar year in January, sometimes the new school year in the fall) with
journal and pen in hand, writing out goals I want to accomplish. One New
Year’s Eve, I sat thinking about hopes and dreams for the upcoming new
year. But I had one thought I just couldn’t shake.
.
Gazing at a fresh page in the calendar, I fretted about the ways I would
inevitably mess up the new year. It hadn’t even arrived yet, and already
I’d begun to regret and even fear the sins I would certainly commit. I
became bogged down, knowing I would spoil the new year in no time.
.
But for those of us who have entered a relationship with God through Jesus,
believing in His death and resurrection and trusting Him to forgive our
sins and provide new life, we can choose something betterbetter than
living in regret over the past or in fear about ruining the future. We can
live in freedom, resting in His sure love for us.
.
Will we sin in the new year? Of course, and the Lord already knows this. He
is not caught off guard by our failures, and He has already secured our
forgiveness inJesusforgiveness for our sins in the past, present, and
future. The Lord extends compassion to us, separating us from our sins so
that we are never joined with them again. So, we can hope, dream, and plan
for each new year, knowing that our compassionate Heavenly Father does not
treat us as our sins deserveeven the ones still in our future. Allison
Wilson Lee
.
If we know Jesus, we can be free from the fear of failure because His
love and forgiveness don’t change, even when we fail. How can resting in
these truths give us hope as we look forward to the future?
.
Whenever we sin (by doing or thinking anything that goes against God) He
calls us to confess and repent, turning away from our sin and back toward
Him. Are there any sins on your mind that you can confess and repent from?
Consider taking a moment to come to God in prayer, resting in His sure love
and forgiveness.
.
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the wEsther Psalm
103:12 (NLT)
Read Verses:
Psalm 103:8-Psalm 103:14
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