A Fresh Start

Streaming Faith Daily Devotionals   Tuesday, December 30, 2008

A Fresh Start Greg Laurie As we come to the beginning of a new year and the ending of an old one, we often wish we could turn over a new leaf or have a fresh start. No doubt about it, there have been certain things we have said or done in this past year that we have come to regret. Wouldn't it be great to just start over again? In reality, as a Christian you can have a fresh start. The new year is still a blank slate. There are opportunities ahead of you. You decide which path you are going to walk in this coming year. "Thus says the LORD: 'Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls'" (Jeremiah 6:16). You decide what your priorities are going to be. You decide which direction you are going to take, each and every day. Maybe some of us need a fresh start in this coming year. Here is a great opportunity to make a new commitment. We don't know what the new year is going to bring. We don't know what problems we are going to encounter. We don't know what changes are going to come. We don't know what blessings the Lord has in store for us. But whatever the new year holds, we don't have to be afraid because Jesus Christ is going to be waiting there for us. I like the words of that wonderful woman of God, Corrie ten Boom, who said, "Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." God is in control of your future. He is ready to bless you in this coming year.   Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, located in Riverside, California. In 1990, Greg launched Harvest Crusades, an annual evangelism outreach event that has touched the lives of over 4 million people worldwide. For more information on Greg, log onto www.harvest.org. © Greg Laurie all rights reserved