Every year, we set these new goals of how we want to better ourselves for the new year. We may set weight loss goals, career goals, or financial goals. We walk into the new year with a new mind set, fresh boundaries, and just an overall outlook on life. A fresh start. But what if we didn't have to have it all together? What if we surrendered everything we have, INCLUDING our own will, and let God have his way. Without hearing our complaints?
Many times, we feel like we aren't where we need to be before we go to God. But want to know something? God loves us JUST the way we are! We don't have to have it all straight. He just wants us to throw our hands up and submit to him completely.
God is not ashamed of us. He is not embarrassed by all we come with. We do not have to wait for the new year to start fresh. We can start NOW. Imagine that? A God who is completely unbothered by the weight you carry. In fact, He wants to carry the weight FOR you. He said "my yoke is easy, and my burden is light". What are you waiting for?
Remember, a farmer who waits for perfect weather NEVER plants. How long are you going to wait to start sowing and planting? The perfect time is NOW. Yes, right NOW!
Scriptures to read for your day:
1 Peter 5:6-7 - Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your cares on him for he cares for you.
Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Prayer
Father, In Jesus Name,
I thank you that you see me through your eyes of redemption. I thank you that you don't wait on me to be perfect but your power is made perfect in my weakness. I declare that you are Lord over my life. You are the driver. Lord, forgive me for not trusting you with everything I have. Forgive me for not submitting. Lord, you are worthy of my heart, my mind, and my life. So I give it to you.
In Jesus Name, Amen.