Soul Food for the New Year

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

– Romans 10:13

This past weekend, people from everywhere gathered together to celebrate the first bright moments of the Brand Spankin' New Year.

Yet, for thousands of others, this day will be the toughest 24 hours of their entire lives. For these people, New Year's will serve only as a dim reminder of loneliness and loss. 

It will simply mark the beginning of yet another year... maybe one of failure.

What about you? 

What's this year really going to be like for you?

To everyone else, you may appear to be happy, and good to go. You may be passing out seasonal smiles and holiday "What up's?" just like everybody else. But inside, you're tore up, flipped upside down, maybe even hurt. You may be disappointed. You may even feel like you can't go on, you don't want to go on.

If that's you, I want you to know something. All of that can change in one moment, one instant. You can start your life over today, right now and make this New Year the most joyful day of your entire life!!! Str8 Up!!!!!!

How many times have you said to yourself, "If I could just find the reset button, I'd do it all differently"? That doesn't have to be simply an idle wish. 

Jesus Christ has actually made it possible. That's His Christmas present to you. He paid the price for all your sins. He paid the ultimate penalty for all our mistakes.

That's the whole reason He came to earth. That's the whole reason He was born--so you could start over!!!!

You may look at your life and say, "But I've made soooo many terrible mistakes. I've done some despicable things." That doesn't matter.... Jesus paid the price for them all!!!

How can you make a new start? Romans 10:9 says that "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." It's as easy as saying, "Jesus, I'm turning my life over to You. From this day forward I'm Yours." (Totally bitin' TobyMac... Great Song)

What better time to turn your life around than on this first few days of the New Year. Right now, wherever you are, just give your life to Jesus. Then jump up and down and holler, "Praise God, I'm starting all over!" And find out what it really means to have a Happy New Year!!!!

Be blessed and have a wonderful start to a wonderful year!!!

Blessings,

Burk