Starting Over
When today is the first day.
It's not too late. It's never too late.
The big idea
The fresh start isn't tomorrow or Monday or January. It's any moment you decide.
What does “Starting Over” walk through?
Behold, I Do a New Thing
Isaiah 43:19 · KJV
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
In plain English
Watch — I'm doing something new. It's already starting. I'll make a path through wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Now, Not Later
The 'new thing' isn't tomorrow or after the next big thing. It's now. God specializes in fresh starts in old situations. The wilderness you've been in for years can become the path. Watch for it.
A New Creation
2 Corinthians 5:17 · KJV
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
In plain English
If you're in Christ, you're a new creation. The old is done. Everything's new.
“It's never too late to be the person you might have been.”
Today Counts
Stop waiting for the perfect moment. The fresh start happens whenever you decide. The discipline begins with the next meal, not Monday. The faith begins with the next prayer, not after you have it together. Today counts.
Pray
Father, the new thing — let me see it today. Help me start now. Don't let me wait for a perfect moment that never comes.
Write it down
What's the 'new thing' you've been waiting to start? What if you began today, imperfectly?
You finished: Starting Over
Today is the day. Imperfect start beats no start. Begin.
Which passages does this journey use?
2 passages, drawn from Isaiah 43:19, 2 Corinthians 5:17. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 5 minutes for the whole thing, or 6 short sittings.
- Isaiah 43:19
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
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