Five people asked Christ to come into their life last night, one couple and three teenagers. I am always grateful to be put on someone's life path, when the timing is just right, when someone is tired of how they have lived, when someone wants something more in their life, when someone says yes after I tell about Christ.
I did not know any of them until our lives intersected just a few hours ago; God knew them from their beginning, planning their existence, loving them, wanting them to know His love and the best plan for their life.Life is a gift, there's a lot to life that we can't see when we are standing far from God, the closer we come to God, the more we experience the gift of life. In a mysterious way, saying, yes to God, opens the door to a revolutionary beginning, a heart-changing, mind-altering, soul-transforming, dynamic gift of life. The thing is . . . with God each day is a new beginning, a fresh start, a gift of grace . . . not to be missed, not to be taken for granted, not to be misused, but to be lived with passion, purpose, and with an anticipation for all things to be made new.
Consider.
"Do not call to mind the former things,
Or ponder things of the past.
Behold, I will do something new,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert. (Isaiah 43: 18-19, NASB)
It's revolutionary to think God would make life new. But. He does. With God, the past no longer has any power over us. We are told, not to go backwards, not to put our thoughts on what has happened in the past, not to spend time on it, but to anticipate what new thing will spring up, to be aware of the new work of God, who promises to make a roadway in the wilderness of our life, and a river in our desert.
No matter how tough life gets, God will make a way and will do something new. Hang on. Believe. God has a plan that is a heart changing, mind-altering, soul-transforming gift of life for today and tomorrow.
Learning to Kickstart the day experiencing the gift,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)