Why are people so obsessed with the New Year, and the expectations that come along with it? Why is there such a thing as New Year's Resolutions? What's so enticing about dividing life into a 'past' and a 'future'? Today is a regular Wednesday, and tomorrow will be a regular Thursday. The only difference between the two will be the year tacked onto the end of the date. A '2014' does not make today any less of a Wednesday, and a '2015' does not make tomorrow any more of a Thursday.
Bombarding my newsfeeds are phrases like, "New Year, new me!" and, "The New Year starts a blank slate!" and, "Tomorrow is the first blank page in a 365 page book. Write a good one!" There is nothing new or blank about tomorrow that isn't new or blank about any tomorrow in our lives. The only difference is one number. 2015. Then the numbers will change again the next day, and they will continue to change every day after that.
The different date does not make me any less single, any more fit, any more smart, or any more happy. January 1 does not "cure" all of the "flaws" I am taught to believe I have just because it is the start of a new calendar year. There will continually be a new year, and it will continually be filled with my flaws.
I believe the hype surrounding New Years is just for comfort purposes. It is a comforting notion to believe that you can leave what's in the past exactly where you want to leave it-- in the past. It is also comforting to believe that when you look ahead you can see a blank slate and become the person you've dreamed of being with nothing holding you back. Those are comforting beliefs, but the new calendar year is not going to give you those comforts. Your past will follow you into the new year if you don't address it. Your future isn't a blank slate solely because you label it 'blank slate'. There is only one entity that can rid you of your past and lay out your blank future all at one time.
No more, "New year, new me." Instead, "Jesus Christ, new me."
The New Year doesn't start a blank slate; Jesus Christ starts a blank slate!
You don't have to say, "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one." because Jesus Christ is the first blank page of your book with infinite pages! And you know it's going to be good in Heaven!
Are you looking for a significant other to make you feel complete? Turn to Jesus Christ and He will make you more complete than anyone on this earth ever will. Are you unfulfilled with the way you've been living your life? Are you looking for something to wipe your slate clean? Are you longing for a new life with a genuine purpose?
1 Peter 2:24
"He Himself bore our sins on His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed."
Y'all, the answer is not the inception of a calendar year, the answer is the sacrifice of our Savior. The dates will continue to change, but the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for us on the cross will never change. He gave up His life so that we could have a life eternally with God. And the great thing is that you don't have to wait until a new year to change your life, you can change it whenever you decide to accept Christ and start following Him.
1 Peter 1:3-5
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has cause us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
Whether you do not know Christ and are searching, or you are a believer and have found yourself straying from your faith this year, He will always be there waiting for you to decide to turn your life around.
Psalm 107:19-21
"Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. He sent forth his word and healed them; He rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men."
Instead of making a New Year's Resolution tomorrow to smile more, eat less, get fit, or find a spouse, how about making a Life Resolution to ensure that you have eternal life, beyond what this earth says it can give you. You can have the Living Water the Lord promises to you if you accept His word and start living your life for Him. Instead of focusing on outward flaws this year, try focusing on inward flaws. Reach out to Christ to heal you from the inside and start to watch Him manifest in all aspects of life.
xoRO
Bombarding my newsfeeds are phrases like, "New Year, new me!" and, "The New Year starts a blank slate!" and, "Tomorrow is the first blank page in a 365 page book. Write a good one!" There is nothing new or blank about tomorrow that isn't new or blank about any tomorrow in our lives. The only difference is one number. 2015. Then the numbers will change again the next day, and they will continue to change every day after that.
The different date does not make me any less single, any more fit, any more smart, or any more happy. January 1 does not "cure" all of the "flaws" I am taught to believe I have just because it is the start of a new calendar year. There will continually be a new year, and it will continually be filled with my flaws.
I believe the hype surrounding New Years is just for comfort purposes. It is a comforting notion to believe that you can leave what's in the past exactly where you want to leave it-- in the past. It is also comforting to believe that when you look ahead you can see a blank slate and become the person you've dreamed of being with nothing holding you back. Those are comforting beliefs, but the new calendar year is not going to give you those comforts. Your past will follow you into the new year if you don't address it. Your future isn't a blank slate solely because you label it 'blank slate'. There is only one entity that can rid you of your past and lay out your blank future all at one time.
No more, "New year, new me." Instead, "Jesus Christ, new me."
The New Year doesn't start a blank slate; Jesus Christ starts a blank slate!
You don't have to say, "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one." because Jesus Christ is the first blank page of your book with infinite pages! And you know it's going to be good in Heaven!
Are you looking for a significant other to make you feel complete? Turn to Jesus Christ and He will make you more complete than anyone on this earth ever will. Are you unfulfilled with the way you've been living your life? Are you looking for something to wipe your slate clean? Are you longing for a new life with a genuine purpose?
1 Peter 2:24
"He Himself bore our sins on His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed."
Y'all, the answer is not the inception of a calendar year, the answer is the sacrifice of our Savior. The dates will continue to change, but the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for us on the cross will never change. He gave up His life so that we could have a life eternally with God. And the great thing is that you don't have to wait until a new year to change your life, you can change it whenever you decide to accept Christ and start following Him.
1 Peter 1:3-5
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has cause us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
Whether you do not know Christ and are searching, or you are a believer and have found yourself straying from your faith this year, He will always be there waiting for you to decide to turn your life around.
Psalm 107:19-21
"Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. He sent forth his word and healed them; He rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men."
Instead of making a New Year's Resolution tomorrow to smile more, eat less, get fit, or find a spouse, how about making a Life Resolution to ensure that you have eternal life, beyond what this earth says it can give you. You can have the Living Water the Lord promises to you if you accept His word and start living your life for Him. Instead of focusing on outward flaws this year, try focusing on inward flaws. Reach out to Christ to heal you from the inside and start to watch Him manifest in all aspects of life.
xoRO
