And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!”
Revelation 21:5
I recently received a poster in the mail from Joel Osteen Ministries. Its message for the New Year is perfect. Let me share the acrostic for FRESH that was colorfully displayed on the banner.
Forgive those who have hurt you. Holding onto the hurts and pains caused by others will limit the new thing God wants to do in your life. Forgive the person who hurt you and move forward. Trust that God will make it up to you.
Refuse to look back. Whether something happened twenty years or twenty minutes ago, learn to let it go and move on. If you’ll let go of the old, God has promised He will bring you a new beginning.
Expect God’s best today. Expectation is a catalyst for miracles. Declare God’s favor over your life and expect to see His goodness today and everyday. By faith declare, “I’m expecting God to do something amazing today.”
Stay in faith and move forward. Don’t let circumstances, naysayers, or the enemy steal your joy. Stay in faith, knowing that God’s promises are “yes and amen” in your life. Today is a new day! Believe that now and enjoy all that God has in store for you.
Hope for tomorrow. When you have hope, obstacles become opportunities and setbacks become comebacks. A fresh start in God begins with hope in His Word.
Finally, Joel wrote, “Today can be a new beginning. Press forward to the great things God has in store.”
