Heading head on into 2013

How are you going to face the New Year?  Will it be with excitement for new possibilities? Maybe it’s with a sense of relief as you put the year behind you. Are you entering 2013 with a regretful heart? What do you want 2013 to hold for you? Is there a dream you want to chase, a habit you want to erase or a fear you want to face?

People choose to start the new year off in a variety of ways –

Some choose to run head on into chilling waters as part of the polar bear plunge. My husband has been a part of this tradition – it was actually kind of cool to witness.

Some start with a resolution – maybe even a pact to tackle something in the new year. Go to the gym, read more, work less, get out of debt….whatever it may be, the first week of the new year is full of folks trying to make good on their intentions.

The pastor of my church encourages the congregation to start the new year off with a 21 day fast. The fast can be a number of things – particular food items, habits, things that occupy a lot of our time. Either way, the purpose of the fast is to get the heart and mind focused, in sync and in tune with God.

There are numerous ways to start off the new year… and maybe you have a tradition of your own. Regardless of what you do or if you do nothing… the new year starts. No matter what there will be a January 1^st and a 2^nd and a 3rd and so on… unless Jesus returns then. There isn’t anything we can do to keep the new year from coming….so I want to offer you this tip…

Make a decision – not a resolution, but a decision – a choice to start the new year off with intent. Don’t let the days slip by without doing something meaningful. Make the most of 2013. Make the most of today.

But if you falter and days turn into weeks without your intent…take heart.

For those of us who believe and love the Lord, He promises us that His mercies are new every morning. See, with God, every day is a new day, a fresh start. He isn't contained by a calendar and He surely isn’t hindered by our short comings.

So the resolution or choice or decision we can make in 2013 is to love and honor God in all we do. The rest will work itself out- and that is a promise from God.

Speaking of promises…. Starting Jan. 2 reVision will host an online study of God’s promises entitled – God has said, “I promise…”

Be sure to visit the Events page for details!