Did you know that anything can change this year for you? Did you know that everything can change for you this year? It doesn’t matter if things have been going bad for you lately, the scripture tells us that God is able to do anything. He is able to do ALL things. (Phil. 4:13). Nothing is too hard for Him. (Jeremiah 32:17) Seeking God’s help can cause all kinds of changes for the better to occur in your life. You just have to believe! Not in a fantasy like a Santa. But in a reality like THE God of the universe. Not trusting your future to dumb luck like in a lottery, but trusting your future to an almighty God who holds the future in His hands.
God has a very specific plan for every human on earth. And it is for good, not for evil. It is to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11. God loves you. He cares totally about your well-being. Get in on His plan for your life. You can conquer anything with God. Once you are a Christian, you don’t just cope with your stress. You don’t just manage your anger. Nope. In all of these things, you are more than a conqueror through him who loved you. Romans 8:37. But this is not a magic kingdom. That is in Florida. This is the Kingdom of Christ, and in this kingdom; he desires for you to “do”. Philippians 4:9. Faith without works is dead. So, you might have to actually get off the couch and take up your cross and follow Him. Learn – receive – DO! Don’t wait around for a miracle to be dumped into your lap while you watch your favorite reality show. Get up, start serving, praying, praising and watch your very own show come to reality. God will do miracles in your life. Believe it.
1. Last night ended at midnight and today is a whole new day. You have to wake up every morning and see the potential of a living God who can do all things through you and for you. No matter what happened yesterday, today is a brand new day. This is a day that the Lord hath made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Yesterday or last week might have been painful, disappointing, hurtful or just plain yucky. But the worst thing we can do as humans is to sit around contemplating what a miserable hard time we are having. It isn’t ever going to change unless you change your mental attitude.
Attitude is everything. After you choose Jesus as your savior, the most important choice you make every day, is your choice of attitude. It is more important than your education, your job, or lack of one, your bank account etc… You will mentally choose every day what kind of day you will have. If you choose to have a rejoicing attitude,
(Philippians 4:4), it does not mean you won’t have problems that day. It means you will go through your problems with a different perspective. You will go through all of life much easier and happy if you have a right attitude and look for the good in all of it. Everybody in this life is going to have troubles. That is the reality of living in a sinful, broken world. Since we are all going to have troubles anyway, we might as well choose to go through them with Jesus. Sure beats trying to go through struggles on your own. He can give you hope for tomorrow. He can give you peace that passes your understanding. (Philippians 4:7). He can give you strength to go on. (Philippians 4:13).
2. It doesn’t matter what you did , or who you are. It matters who you become. Every choice you make this year will determine who you are. The choices we make, make us. You are actually becoming the person that your choices reflect. You can choose to be bitter, negative, depressed and totally self-absorbed about your troubles. Then, that will determine the type of person you are this year. But you have a choice. You could be determined, strengthened, find courage, find hope and grow through your troubles to be a better person in the long run. Those choices also will determine what kind of person you become. It doesn’t matter if you are poor. Your daddy is rich. I mean your heavenly Father owns it all, and He will give generously to you from His riches. Philippians 4:19.
Are you catching on. You can sit around feeling sorry for yourself over your sad circumstances, or you can rise above it. You can let other people label you and look down on you, or you can look up and realize God will never discourage you. If you are a Christian, you are not dumb, depressed, divorced, etc… You are wonderfully made,
(Psalm 139:14), crowned with glory and honor (Psalm 8:5) and a prince or princess of a kingdom that will never end. (II Corinthians 6:18).
This new year can bring about new changes. Any day. Any moment. God is waiting on you to join Him in a glorious journey of faith. So, what are you waiting for. Just believe!
Get up. Praise Him. Thank Him. Seek Him. Lift your head up. Smile. Be confident in who you are because of who is in you. Philippians 1:6. Now- GO FORTH!