{"id":5233,"date":"2019-12-29T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2019-09-30T20:58:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T01:58:45","slug":"choose-to-begin-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5233","title":{"rendered":"Choose to Begin Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Choices change lives\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Barbara Dahlgren<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every day is a new beginning. In other words, today is the\nfirst day of the rest of your life, don\u2019t screw it up. Each day is a new day to\npractice making wise choices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many wait until a New Year comes to make resolutions. That\u2019s\nnot a bad idea. But it\u2019s actually day-to-day living that eventually helps us\nlive better lives year to year. However, day-to-day living cannot fully rely on\nour resolve because our resolve just isn\u2019t good enough. God in His infinite\nwisdom knows we need extra help living our daily lives and fortunately He\nprovides it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes life is so burdensome that it\u2019s hard not to get\ndiscouraged. But God tells us not to lose heart. Things may not appear to be\ngoing so well, but 2 Corinthians 4:16 tells us, \u201c\u2026inwardly we are being renewed\nday by day.\u201d Re-new means to make new again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each day is a new day. Each day is an opportunity to renew\nour resolve. This is important to keep in mind when those New Year\u2019s resolutions\ndon\u2019t reap the results we hope for. It\u2019s day-to-day living that helps us live\nbetter lives year to year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we fall, we get up and face a new day. Each day we take\nup our cross and follow Jesus (Luke 9:23). God gives us what we need to make it\nthrough each day\u2014our daily bread (Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3). Paul said he died\ndaily (1 Corinthians 15:31). He recommitted to the sacrifice Jesus made for Him\ndaily. God\u2019s mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider this<\/strong>\u2026 Each\nday we put off our old self and put on our new self (Ephesians 4:22-24). And we\nkeep putting it on day after day after day after day. It\u2019s not a one-time deal.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One final thought\u2026<\/strong> Try repeating this at the beginning of each new day: \u201cToday is the first day of the rest of my life!\u201d Then don\u2019t screw it up. If you do, then start over again the next day. Nobody said that life would be easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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