A New Beginning

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here – 2 Corinthians 5:17

Happy New Year!  Whenever we start a new year it feels as if we have walked through a door, entering into a new place and leaving behind an old familiar one.  New beginnings are exciting for they give us a chance to start afresh, to regain hope, and look forward to what is to come.  They also provide an opportunity to leave behind hurts, trouble and missed opportunities, those things we would soon like to forget.

God is a god of new beginnings.  In Jesus Christ we are given the opportunity to become a new person and leave behind the person we no longer want to be.  We have the opportunity to make changes for the better, to love more, judge less, to be more forgiving and less critical, to enjoy life and not let worry sap away our happiness, to use our words to build up instead of tear down and to think more of others than ourselves.  In Christ we have been given a second chance, a fresh hope, a new beginning!

What are you going to do with this new beginning in 2012?

Prayer: Thank you Lord for giving me a new beginning.  Open my eye to see what I need to change in my life to live as a new creation in Christ.  Help me to become more like Jesus.  Amen.

Faith Tip:  As you think about New Year’s resolutions, try to think of one change you can make in your life in 2012 to become more like Christ.             

Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson