Begin Again New!

2009 is over and done with. There is nothing we can do to get it back. There may have been things that happen in 2009, that you are not please with, but if you ask God to forgive you, and if you are willing to start over again, you can have a clean slate with God beginning in 2010. God give us opportunities to recreate our lives. God have great plans for our future, and we might miss them if we sit around worrying about our past.

We punish ourselves with quilt, shame, and fear when we choose not to act to the opportunities that He gives us.


The most difficult challenge we face everyday is learning to live what we believe. We don’t always act like we are representatives of God. We need to remind ourselves daily that we are equipped to handle anything that come our way.

God is NOT interested in our past mistakes. He is more interested in our future successes. We are NOT disqualified.


Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is a head, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13 NIV.



I would like to highlight “10” things I want to do more of in 2010. I’m interested in hearing what you are planning on doing more of in the coming New Year! Feel free to add to or comment on the list.
1. Obedient – Listen to God when He speak to me.
2. Simplicity – Keep life simple, God is not complicated.
3. Fearless - “Fear corrodes our confidence in God’s goodness” (Max Lucado).
4. Service - Give self (time, knowledge, resources) without and attachment to the expectation of reward or recognition – (unselfish giving).
5. Order – Clean out and reorder my surrounding – If we don’t have order or space in our lives, there is little room for God will to unfold.
6. Choice - Opportunity to recreate our lives – Choice is the ability to recognize alternatives which is most desirable, admirable, and honorable.
7. Trust – God provides all things.
8. Peacefulness – Maintain a state of peace.
9. Awareness – Be more aware of the impact I have on others and the world.
10. Love – Do All Things in LOVE!