I begin this year, once again, with gratitude in my heart...
...for all that Messiah Jesus has done for me, and for all He will do in the days and months to come. I am believing Him for good spiritual victories, and of course there will be plenty of trials and tribulations, too.
I've re-read my journal entries for the first several days of January 2000 and 2001. I must say that my feelings are pretty much the same, as I have expressed in the previous entries for these "New Year" periods.
Yes, it is important to acknowledge the sins and mistakes of my past. I know that my evil actions have affected others and hurt them. But at the same time, I am forbidden from beating myself up over this. For God's word says that I am forgiven. He has removed my sins as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12), and this is terrific!
I once heard a minister say, "Letting the past swallow up the future is an awful waste of a lifetime." Well, there I go! I must say goodbye to the past and look with hopeful expectation to the future. "Amen!"
D.B.
I've re-read my journal entries for the first several days of January 2000 and 2001. I must say that my feelings are pretty much the same, as I have expressed in the previous entries for these "New Year" periods.
Yes, it is important to acknowledge the sins and mistakes of my past. I know that my evil actions have affected others and hurt them. But at the same time, I am forbidden from beating myself up over this. For God's word says that I am forgiven. He has removed my sins as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12), and this is terrific!
I once heard a minister say, "Letting the past swallow up the future is an awful waste of a lifetime." Well, there I go! I must say goodbye to the past and look with hopeful expectation to the future. "Amen!"
D.B.