Another Year

I remember when a year took forever to complete. I couldn’t wait for school vacation, but the clock and calendar seemed to drag their feet. Now, I need hydraulic brakes to try slowing time down. It seems like yesterday that I was mowing the lawn and now I’m worried about getting stuck in the snow. Time may seem to change, but what we do with it is what matters. New Years resolutions usually are broken by the second or third week, or maybe day, of the year. So, why do we make such a big deal about a new year? It gives us a reset. We can make a new start, new goals, and a new approach. It is a reminder not to spend all our time looking back, but looking forward to what God is calling us to do. How do we know what that is? Pray that God would reveal that to you... in His word, through what others might say, and that God would impress it upon our hearts. I want to share a hymn we always sing on New Years Eve.

Another Year Is Dawning

1 Another year is dawning: Dear Father, let it be,

In working or in waiting, Another year with Thee;

Another year of progress, Another year of praise,

Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.

2 Another year of mercies, Of faithfulness and grace;

Another year of gladness In the shining of Thy face;

Another year of leaning Upon Thy loving breast;

Another year of trusting, Of quiet, happy rest.

3 Another year of service, Of witness for Thy love;

Another year of training For holier work above.

Another year is dawning: Dear Father, let it be,

On earth or else in heaven, Another year for Thee.

You have been given another year. What will you do with it? Are you the number one investment, or are you going to invest in a deeper relationship with God? Father, as we enter this new year, we need You to be Lord of our lives, our church, and our nations. Amen