What’s Brewing – This New Year
When it comes to new calendars – I’m a goofball. Every year I search for a calendar that will match my kitchen and express how I feel about playing with food. But, I think it’s more than that. Finding the perfect calendar is like peeking through the curtains and hoping to catch a glimpse of what’s ahead, even though I kind of know what’s ahead – three hundred and sixty-five more days of schlepping through life with lists of things to do, people to see, and countless fires to extinguish. Three hundred and sixty-five days of beds to make, meals to plan, and a sinister scale that heckles me without mercy. Nevertheless, I search for a new calendar.
Life is hard, my friends. It tugs at your soul, messes with your mind, and stomps all over your faith. And the calendar pages just keep turning. Then, I came across a quote from Mother Teresa, the tiny woman who spent her life caring for the poorest of the poor. “God, give me permission to use You without consulting You.”
I have to say, that prayer scares me nearly half to death. Because I’ve done it. I’ve used God without consulting Him. And though my use of Him may well have brought about good, nevertheless, it was done without asking. Without seeking. Without knocking. I just saw the need and headed straight into it as if I were able to cure life without the Life Giver. Oh, He was still there. Still listening. Still helping. Still loving. Still caring. Still guarding. Still protecting. But – did I see Him? Or did I just see me trying to fill my empty cup with sand?
So, my new calendar is on the wall. Filled with blank squares all waiting to be filled in. But, this new year isn’t as much about new beginnings, as it is about new opportunities to consult the God who turns the pages. To partner with Him in His eternal plan. To ask, and knock, and seek Him when the sun comes up, and thank Him when the sun goes down. No more schlepping. Lots more praising the God whose mercies are new every morning and who leads us out of darkness into His incredible light.
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 NLB
May this new year be blessed with night splitting light and mercy driven days to the praise of His glory.
Love and joy, Sandy
What’s Brewing – This New Year was first posted on January 7, 2015 at 5:47 am.
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