This means
that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old
life is gone; a new life has
begun!
1 Peter 5:6 NASB
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at
the proper time,
The
beginning is an awesome place. It is
kind of like the day when the baby was born.
Even with all the pain and the waiting there is joy and excitement. It is like spring when all the flowers are
blooming after you have come through the cold and sometimes difficult weather
of winter. I like beginnings.
Sometimes
beginnings don’t come at the start. It
might be in the middle or even somewhere toward the end. The Bible actually says that God makes all
things new. God takes what is broken and
mends it. He takes what is sick and
heals. God is able and still does take
what is destined for death and gives it life, new and strong life.
For me
the beginning was when I understood that Jesus gave me new life. He forgave my sins. It was at that moment that I was new and had
a brand new beginning.
Another
beginning was when I understood that God had a plan for my life, a work for me
to part of and a vision for me to grab on to.
It was and is bigger than I could even imagine, and it grows as I seek
God and live life. This fresh beginning
will also lead others to find a beginning and the grace of God in real ways.
By
humbling ourselves before God we experience life in ways that we couldn’t
experience any time or anywhere else.
God offers us a fresh start.
Maybe some of you reading this need a beginning point. Let God give that to you.
I love
stories. I have met some great leaders,
ministers and business people who started with nothing. They might even have been broken and at the
bottom of life in one way or another, yet when they sought God, when they
stepped out, when they allowed God to give them a start, blessings began to
pour into their lives. Look around. God wants to reveal to you lots of fresh
starts and humble beginnings.
Let
God be your starting place. Let God be
your guide. Let God fill you with
passion and with the path you should be walking.
The
last few weeks have reminded me that I am not at the end. I really am at the beginning of some pretty
incredible things. Our church is at a
new day as God opens new doors and new possibilities for us through the new
building that is front of us. I love to
dream. I love to see things begin and
grow.
I am
believing God for more lives to be changed and more open doors so we can impact
more lives for Him. Humble beginnings is
literally the place where we trust God to do what He does best. We can’t take the place of God. We can trust Him. When we trust God, the beginning is real and
sweet. When we trust God, the sky is
limit.
Get
excited about humble beginnings. God is
up to something big!
Isaiah 43:19 NASB
Behold, I
will do something new, Now
it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway
in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.
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