I like the start of school season better than the new year. Why? Nothing spurs a fresh start feeling like organizing school supplies, planning your fall calendar, and ushering in that first breath of crisp, fall air. Well, North Carolina isn't there on the crisp air yet but there's hope.
It's more than that though. I'm thinking about how God's promise for renewal never ends. It is not stagnant. It is active, alive, and continual. We can believe this in our hearts, but you can also see a tangible revelation of this every morning.
If you've ever watched the sunrise in action, you know it changes quickly. As the sun rises, the sky shifts and moves and glows, coming alive with every stroke of God's hand. In just one minute you might see colors too numerous to count. Clouds in every possible shape. Every sunrise is a one-of-a-kind painting that will never be duplicated, just renewed every single morning. It is active, alive, moving, and beckoning God's creation to waken and start anew with a fresh day.
Birds chirp a morning greeting and fresh dew graces the grass. His creation is a distinct echo of reality that you can start over. You can try again. You will see the goodness of God in the land of the living.
This is the glorious walk of life with Jesus. New beginnings. Renewed stories. Hope for what lies in the day ahead. So if today wasn't what you expected, it's okay. Tomorrow comes. Deep breath. You can do this. I am rooting for you. And more importantly, so is your Heavenly Father.
Adapted from my 4-week Bible study on Ruth, Renewed: Finding Hope When You Don't Like Your Story. Explore the study at the link in my bio.
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