Begin Again....

There is something so refreshing about a clean slate! Every morning we get the chance to wipe away the mistakes and frustrations of yesterday and begin again. There are some nights when I fall on my bed so defeated and heavy laden. I go to bed to escape the wickedness of me. I fear opening my mouth one more time for the anger and rage and fire that seeps from the recesses of my soul. It is hard to admit this, but just ask my sweet children. They know the exact combination of buttons to press in combination with the hormones in me and external stress that together create the perfect storm. These are the days that I must humble myself before God, my family, and anyone else who I may have offended, and ask forgiveness. As hard as it is to admit my weakness, I think it is necessary to illustrate the goodness of God's promise. In Lamentations 3:22-23 it says: "The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness." Every morning we have a chance to begin again. We can choose again to invite God's lovingkindness and compassion to enter into the hard to reach spaces; allowing His grace to make all things new.

At the start of a new year, it is an invitation to wipe away the old and begin again. Create space and invite more of the new to enter in. Lamentations goes on to say in 3:40 "Let us examine and probe our ways, and let us return to the Lord." So at the end of a day, year, or chapter of your life, take some time to reflect, examine, probe and name that which you wish to release. As we grow spiritually, we outgrow behaviors and patterns that may have been handed down for generations. Let us all make a list of things that no longer serve us. Begin again! Flip the paper over, return to the Lord! Set an intention to walk with Him into this new day, year, or season.

"In every moment we begin again. We accept, and surrender. As we deepen our understanding and let our truth unfold, we pave the way to healing and transformation." Richard Miller