Five days into 2015 and while I would love to say I have made miraculous changes and my life is now incredibly wonderful, I would then be lying to anyone who ever reads this.
All this pain,
I wonder if I'll ever find my way,
I wonder if my life could really change at all ...
I do believe that new years bring new things, but I don't want to fall into the trap of believing that 2015 will be a pain free year.
All this earth,
could all that is lost ever be found,
could a garden come up from this ground ...
I believe that good will come from bad things. I believe in the ability to look at situations and have a great attitude. I believe in the sun, even when it's not shining.
You make beautiful things,
you make beautiful things out of the dust,
you make beautiful things,
you make beautiful things out of us ...
I believe that 2015 will be a great year but not because of anything I am going to do, the trips I will take, or the words I will say - no, I believe 2015 will be great because if I continue to allow God's grace to overflow within me, then love will pour out onto the people around me.
All around,
hope is springing up from this old ground,
out of chaos life is being found in You ...
I don't doubt that I will fail in this next year. I don't doubt that I will make mistakes. I do trust that in spite of my stupidity, Christ will use my ridiculousness for His Kingdom.
You make beautiful things,
you make beautiful things out of the dust,
you make beautiful things,
you make beautiful things out of us ...
I am drowning in a sea of never-ending grace and I will never know why I am loved so much, but I am and I am thankful.
You make me new,
you are making me new,
you make me new,
you are making me new,
you make me new ...
2015 is a new year and I am so excited for it! I am even more excited, however, by the fact that I am a new creation every single day!!!
-Courage, dear heart. C.S. Lewis
Lexi