Many are inconsistent because of an “all or nothing” mindset. Lighten up already!!! If you fail a few times, do you consider yourself a failure? No!!! Being consistent is NOT being perfect. Give yourself grace - because God does.

Determine to honor God in all things. Say, “Father! Bring glory to Your name!!!” Decisions aren’t based on the emotions of the moment but on the values God has planted in your heart and powered by the Holy Spirit.

Your life is moving in the direction of the decisions you are making. Take your life back! Settle it! Decide to do things differently. Because of who God is and because of who I am and what I value I’m going to settle it before I get into a situation and make an emotion-based decision.

Because of Jesus you no longer have to live in the bondage to anything. You have STRIPPED OFF YOUR OLD SINFUL NATURE AND have PUT ON YOUR NEW. You are RENEWED.

You COME INTO RELATIONSHIP with Jesus, and as you GET TO KNOW HIM, you are FORMED, CONFORMED, AND TRANSFORMED and GROWING TO BE MORE LIKE HIM.

BY FAITH, you can be MADE NEW in Christ, our: PAST FORGIVEN; PAIN HEALED; and PROBLEMS BROKEN. CLAIM YOUR FREEDOM the Jesus has provided. WALK it! LIVE it!

God is not trying to improve our lives so that we have a better life, but He truly desires to give us all new life. He is not asking us to turn over a new leaf. Through Christ, he wants us to experience new life.

“He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me; “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost form the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.” [Revelation 21:5-7 NIV]

Our verse from today comes from Isaiah 43:19 and it says, “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” The Lord is inviting us to open our eyes and our hearts to see and know the new things that He is doing in our lives. This promise from God is not just a past tense Old Testament promise…it is a today promise that He is already doing something new. Take some time today to reflect and see the good things that God has already begun to do in your life. Break through any cynicism that might be arising in your heart, and find a way to celebrate the blessings that God is pouring out on your life. I am praying that God will show you today just how good the future He has prepared for you really is.

Today our reading comes from Song of Solomon 2: 10-13: “My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!” These verses are a beautiful picture of who Jesus is in our lives today, as He invites us into the new season that is upon us. He is calling us to arise from our passivity; He’s calling us to let Him lead us on to new and better things, and He’s calling us to a new level of intimacy with Him. I challenge you to spend some time in prayer and ask the Lord how He is calling you forward during this new year of 2023. Thank you for joining us for today’s video, and we will see you again tomorrow for day two of our journey.