“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity, and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” -Edith Lovejoy Pierce
“We should take advantage of His faithfulness and make every day a fresh start. Resolve to make each day the beginning of a new year, a new morning, a new adventure. He wipes the slate clean and goes back to zero, so we can be filled up again with His spirit and give it out all day long. Enjoy the year’s blessings in Christ, one day at a time!” -Debbie Carroccio
Change is what moves you forward in life. People are resistant to change. Some usually don’t know what they want in life, so they don’t want to move for fear of going in the wrong direction and those who do know what they want, become paralysed because they are unsure how to get there or, there are too many options to choose from.
The main point is just to start. The status quo is not an option. Continuous change is the only way forward. “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs.
Change is very difficult. Whether it’s changing a habit or attitude or job or city – change is always a challenge, and change is even more difficult when it’s imposed on us suddenly or without our approval.
The Bible is filled with stories of people who had to experience the pain associated with change to receive the blessings that positive change brought to their lives.
Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV) The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
Note the change that Abraham had to make, he had to leave his country and go live in a foreign land that he didn’t know. Look at the pain involved in this change. The fear of living in a different culture, language, and traditions. The pain of leaving his relatives, his home, and his friends behind for good. The risk of leaving the security of his home for the unknown place God was sending him to. Look at the blessings associated with this change. His name and family would be great. God would give him many descendants. The world would be blessed through him. Abraham considered the change and examined the pain and decided that the blessings were worth it. Today, Abraham is called the father of our faith.
Galatians 3:7 (NKJV) Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.
The things you did yesterday have brought you to the life you have today. If you want something different, you must do something different today to create a different life tomorrow.
If you keep doing what you do now, you’ll never have anything different than what you already have.
So, what is going to change in your life this year? Make the decision today about what is going to change. Write it down, list the activities that you need to do daily to achieve it, and start doing it.