Embrace the New Day
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the
new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! – 2 Corinthians 5:17
Blackie has a new calf this morning. A new life to
celebrate even as we mourn the life that was lost last Saturday.
Nothing can change the past. We can cling to it. We
can get so caught up in what-ifs that we miss this new beginning. Or we can
move forward, with the lessons of yesterday tucked in our heart, cherishing
this new opportunity.
Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. You’ve
probably heard that old cliché many times. It doesn’t lesson the truth that it
holds. We can’t go back and rewrite history. We can only go forward from this
day, living a different life with renewed hope and purpose.
It’s not an easy journey. Don’t let anyone tell you it
is. The past can leave painful scars that keep us from trusting, from hoping,
from believing that today and all the todays to come will be different. But we
can take a deep breath and step into the new life God is calling us to embrace.
We walk by faith. We know that. There are no
guarantees that today won’t bring heartbreak. There are no protections from
evil except for the strength of Christ that lives within us. He promises to
never leave us alone. He guarantees that victory is found in His arms. But
sometimes the journey hurts.
Have you made mistakes? We all have. Have you been
hurt by people you trusted? We all have. Have you felt the sting of lies and
accusations that bore no truth? We all have. But we don’t have to live amidst
the rubbish. We can rise above it and move into the plans God has called us to,
the good plans He has promised.
It’s easy to get caught up in the what-ifs. It’s easy
to want retribution, vindication, revenge on those who did us wrong. It’s easy
to want to rewrite the past. But it isn’t what God wants. Revenge belongs to Him.
God is clear on that. We are to forgive, to do good, and to move on. He’ll take
care of the rest.
We can’t move forward, we can’t embrace this new beginning,
while we are clinging to the past. We can’t become new while we are dirty from
the last skirmish with the devil. We are in a Spiritual War and Satan is trying
to control our minds, our thoughts, our hearts. We must resist and cause him to
flee. The Bible tells us so.
The new calf is perfect in every way. He is shiny and
new as he stumbles into his first steps of life. His mama is ever watchful,
ready to assist but knowing she can’t do it for him. God is like that. He
watches over us, never leaving us alone. But we have to take those first steps
on our own. We have to reach out, grasp His hand, and walk in faith.
Don’t let the past keep you shrouded in darkness. Move
forward into the light of a bright new future, a future God has called you to
live.
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