All Things New part 3
I've kind of been focusing on the bigger picture so far with this Rant series, but today I want to bring it down to the personal level. And I want to say it like this: You are not stuck where you are. God allows u-turns. It says so on my Bible case. Every day is a new day and there's a fresh start available to you. You don't have to keep going the way you're going. I think sometimes we take a step in the wrong direction--we make mistakes, bad decisions, whatever--and then the next thing you know we are running full speed in the wrong direction just to justify that first step. Or just to feel like we're moving forward, even though we're not. Here's what I'm saying: You can stop, you can recalibrate, and you make it new. That's what's so great about this "Christian" life. Everything that Jesus is and everything that Jesus did on the cross is available to us. We are connected to the source of everything--which is love--and all we have to do is let what's inside of us come out... by knowing and believing that it's inside of us! I read somewhere that the two most important days of your life are the day you're born and the day you find out way. That's what life is about. It's not about getting to where the world tells you you're supposed to be. It's about enjoying the ride. It's about being loved by the God who is love and loving each other with that love. It's not about taking what the world throws at you. It's about laying hold of the gift of eternal life that you have been given by your loving heavenly Father. This life does not have to be what it has always seemed to be. It doesn't have to be "the way it is" just because that's how it's been. Guys, it came to pass, not to stay! The old heaven and the old earth passed away. The new heaven and the new earth--the new Jerusalem--came down out of heaven from God. The Kingdom came when the King finished the work! He established the Kingdom. The kingdoms of the world are become the Kingdom(s) of God! We don't have to keep going how we've been going! We have the right, and the authority, and the power to release the Kingdom of God. That's what all of creation is groaning for and waiting for. We're always waiting for God to do something... when He already did everything He needed to do. On the cross Jesus remade the world in His image. He conformed US to His image. He changed everything... restored everything... made everything new. And now, in your own life, that newness, that freshness, is available. All you have to do is receive it and release it. Know it and believe it. The way of grace is available. All it takes is the walk of faith. All it takes to make what is true, true for YOU, is the faith that comes from hearing the Word of God. You're not stuck. You're not powerless. You're a king and a priest equipped and empowered to rule and reign on the earth. YOU were made new, and because of that transformation nothing ever has to be the same again!