A New Start

"Let any man turn to God in earnest, let him begin to exercise himself unto godliness, let him seek to develop his powers of spiritual receptivity by trust and obedience and humility, and the results will exceed anything he may have hoped in his leaner and weaker days." - A.W. Tozer

A new year often signals a new start.  That is the beauty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  His grace has given us a new start and continues to give us forgiveness and new starts from whatever failures and mistakes we have made.  We become new creations (2 Cor. 5:17) where the old has gone and His grace is sufficient, and His power is made perfect in our weaknesses (2 Cor. 12:9).

Wherever you are in your spiritual walk I can bet you could use a new start.  Today is a new day, commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and he will act (Psalm 37:5).  As a pastor and a person many people look to as a spiritual leader I sit here in desperate need of a new start.  Wasted time, lack of prayer, self-reliance, selfishness, the praise of men and much more have infiltrated my life and relationship with Christ.  As I begin this new year it is a chance to put a stake in the ground and "turn to God in earnest."  To practice discipline this year to develop a deeper receptivity to the Lord.  I believe God wants to do far more in my life and ministry and I believe He wants to do far more in you.  What is God asking of you?  Is today a day to start anew?

God can do far more in your life than you can ask or imagine (Eph. 3:20) if you will let Him.  Let go of the world, hold desperately onto God and His Word, and when failure comes repent quickly and turn to God in earnest.