The Old Life Is Gone!

Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:14b-17

I love New Year's! I've always wanted to have a big New Year's Eve party with silly hats and confetti and everything... It seems like a fun way to bring closure to the past and usher in the new with an attitude of excitement and not dread.

Often, as we come to the close of a year, I find myself breathing a sigh of relief. It seems when I look back, often what seems most obvious are the hard times and difficulties I have survived in the course of the year. I remember the good times, too, but I do tend to focus on the bad. But fortunately, there's something about New Year's that makes it somehow easier to let go of the bad stuff...

Maybe you can relate.

2011 is like this grand opportunity the Lord has placed before us. Regardless of what 2010 looked like, now is a wonderful time to stop living for ourselves and start living for Christ! It is a time to stop looking at life from a human point of view and start seeing life from God's perspective, seeing others the way God sees them. It is time to let go of the old and embrace this new life we have in God through Christ Jesus!

If we look at things from His perspective, there is no doubt: it's going to be a GREAT year!

...Just a thought...