New Year thought
Hi; I am Ken Dykes: it is January, again: we often think of; a new beginning, in January: in fact, God has given us; a new beginning, every day, of our life; because, the Bible says; God’s grace, is renew; every morning: my friend queued up; to hear those words; they were very upset; to hear just, new beginnings; because they had queued up, for hours and hours: Another Bible verse, is Matthew 9; 16 to 17: No one, sews a patch of unshrunk cloth, on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment; making the tair worse: Neither, do people pour new wine, into old wineskins: If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out, and the wineskins will be ruined: No, they pour new wine, into new wineskins, and both are preserved: Jesus said this; at a wedding; so it was, a new beginning for that new married couple.
In the second Bible verse; Jesus, tells us; God might want us, to go a different direction, in our life; God needs to change, our minds; to go a different way: or to put it another way; it is like putting new wine into old wineskins; because, the old wineskin; would not, have enough, room; to fit in the new stuff; because it will have the old stuff; in that wineskin: It is the same, with our minds; God wants to clean out, our minds to make room; for the new stuff; God wants to do, in our minds: have you noticed; who is doing the work here: it is not us. Happy new year from Ken and Jen
So; what is, a new beginning: well; every time we start another, part of our life; such as; a new job; or; getting married; or something like that: that is, a new beginning:
New beginnings can happen at anytime; on any given day; for example: One day, I woke up; in a bad mood: because we were married, and I was waiting to move in; with my wonderful wife; to start married life together: We had been waiting, for three year: I was living, in that residential home: and Gen was living;, seven miles away; in a one bedroom flat: but we need two bedrooms; because, I need a 24 hours support package: I was sat in my room; at that, residential home; when I heard, the pay phone, I tried to listen; but footsteps went away, from my bedroom; and I went back, to feeling fed up, with just waiting:
then I heard, the phone again, but this time; the footsteps came towards, my bedroom; and with each footstep, the person made, my mood was changing; until they were standing, outside, my bedroom door: I had a big smile, on my face, as the person, came to get me, to answer, the phone: when the person held the receiver, to my ear: I could not hear, what Gen was saying; but she got her message across. Gen had a two bedrooms flat: Gen, and I have cerebral palsy: So, our heads move, all the time: so it is very difficult, to hold a telephone, receiver, for us: So, from nowhere, Gen and I, had another, new beginning; or at least, the beginning of one, then, we could see the light, at the end of the tunnel:
You see, you cannot tell, when God is, going to move for you: all I know is; God’s timing is perfect. So, if you are feeling, down, and fed up: you might be, in for a new beginning: A word of warning, not many new, beginnings, just happen, over night. it could take, quite a number of years; from the start, of the new beginning; until you are living in; the new beginning: I am thinking, about Joseph, in the Bible: he stayed, in a jail, for about two years, after he told two men, about the meaning, of their dreams: this was the start, of his new beginning: but he had to wait, a bit longer, to liv in, the new beginning: So at the start, of this new year, watch out for your new beginning: happy new year.