New Beginnings

At the beginning of this new year, I was on a mission to find a daily devotional.  A friend recommended The Confident Woman Devo by Joyce Meyer and it has been fabulous thus far.  I wanted to share this morning's "food for thought".  Enjoy!

Philippians 3:13-14 "I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.  I press on toward the goal to win the prize to what God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward." 


One of the great things about a relationship with God is that He always provides new beginnings.  His Word says that His mercy is new every day.  Jesus chose disciples who had weaknesses and made mistakes, but He continued working with them and helping them become all they could be.  He will do the same thing for you, if you let Him.

Recovering from pain or disappointment of any kind is not something that just happens to some people and not to others. It is a decision! You make a decision to let go and go on.  You gather up the fragments and give them to Jesus, and He will make sure that nothing is wasted (John 6:12).  You refuse to think about what you have lost, and instead you inventory what you have left and begin using it.  Not only can you recover, but you can also be used to help other people recover.  Be a living example of a confident woman who always recovers from setbacks no matter how difficult or frequent they are.

I know that we can all relate to a time of pain or disappointment, a time of weaknesses and mistakes.  Let us remember that God's mercy is new every day, that He wants to work within us and provide those new beginnings.

Philippians 1:6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.