Do You Need a Fresh Start?
photo by David Trotter
This week, I had the opportunity to talk with numerous people that all needed the same thing…a fresh start.
- Pastors who have made poor decisions.
- Women who have husbands that don’t want to be married to them anymore.
- Men who are stuck in their jobs and aren’t making enough money to support their families.
I want to snap my fingers or rub a magic genie lamp and wish for it all to go away…but it doesn’t. When I wake up the next morning, it’s all still there. There problems are still weighing them down, and my challenges (quite minimal in comparison) are still hanging around.
Yet, tomorrow is a fresh start.
Of course, those things that are in front of us don’t magically go away, but there’s something powerful about the sun rising once again. There’s something hopeful about the possibilities that are inherent in the cool breeze of a fresh day. I wish my challenges (and your challenges) would just disappear. I wish God would just take them away. Instead, God seems to empower me to take advantage of the fresh start.
- Will I see the possibilities of tomorrow morning?
- How can I nurture a positive attitude from the start?
- What opportunities will present themselves tomorrow?
- Will I be courageous to make decisions that will launch me toward a new normal in my life?
How about you? Are you wishing for a magical fresh start…or are you willing to see tomorrow morning as the fresh start you’ve been waiting for?
