“Because
of the Lord"s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your
faithfulness."~Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)
Do you ever wish you could go back in your life and take back a moment? Maybe you wish you could press the
“Reset” button and just start over. Have you ever wished you could just click your heels together like Dorothy
did in the Wizard of Oz and just wake up out of your dream? Do you look back on life and see places where you could
have, should have, or would have done better? Unfortunately, the answer to these questions is all too often yes.
Many people want to take back a moment. Many want to press the “Reset” button. Some just want to click
there heels and wake up out of dream. Then there are others who live on the coulda, shoulda, woulda philosophy!
There is good and bad news for you! I’ll give
you the bad news first. Yesterday is gone! There is nothing you can do about it. You can’t take back
what happened and you can’t change it. However, the good news is, today is a new day. And just like the
passage above says, “…new every morning…”, so also we should not be living on yesterday’s
mistakes. God has something new for today. Take what came from yesterday and learn from it, let it mold your character
and shape who you will become for tomorrow.
Here
is a sure founded recipe, straight from the Word of God to help get life back on track!
Righteous RESET Button
*2 tons of the Lord’s GREAT LOVE!
*1 press of the Reject button on things that want to consume you!
*3 heaping Tablespoons of God’s COMPASSION
that never fails!
*365
opportunities to start over with each new morning that the Lord gives you!
*7 gallons of God’s FAITHFULNESS, one for each day
of the week!
This recipe needs
to be practiced daily. The Lord’s great love is yours. You do not have to be consumed by thoughts of what
you could have done better in the years that have passed. The Lord loves you today and He wants to see how you will
use this day to glorify Him. How will you make a difference today? You don’t have to be the next big rocket
scientist, the next Billy Graham, or even the next big Christian music artist. God is calling you to be YOU! The
best you that YOU can be! What does that mean for you? How will you determine to put your best foot forward starting
today? Do you have a dream in your heart, a desire to do something for God, or maybe something lingering from your days
that have passed? It’s not too late to get started! God has given you today! Press the “Reset”
button. Use the recipe to start fresh in the Lord and know that He will lead you forward in the dreams He has for your
life!
A huge thing to remember is never be
afraid to press the Reject button! There are so many people in life who want to come in and speak lies into your life.
People who want to be negative or cause you pain. When that happens it’s time to press the “Reject”
button. Just as easily as you can press the “Reset” button to start over, so also you can press the “Reject”
button for those things you do not have to accept about yourself. The next time someone tells you that “You’re
not good enough, You don’t have what it takes, You can’t possibly make it, You’re not a good enough Christian,
You should have done things better, etc.” Press the “Reject” button. Don’t even allow
your mind to accept the falsehood of these sayings. You are a child of God! Take ownership of that! Rise
up! Listen to the Truth, accept the Truth and reject the lies! Reject the guilt and condemnation.
“Therefore, there is no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus.” ~Romans 8:1
God’s compassion comes in three forms for
you. He is a Father to you. His arms are open wide to love you unconditionally. He sent His Son for you
to die and take the place of your sins. So that you could reconnect with Him in a relationship. Also, when Jesus
left this earth He said He would send a comforter. The comforter is in the form of the Holy Spirit. Here are Jesus
words written by John,
“All
this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will
teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” ~John 14:25-26
God
has got it all covered. He has covered you with His compassion and it will not fail you. Because God does not
know how to fail you. Try to find a day that He has and God will show you when HE came through for you!
You do have 365 days to reset yourself. I pray for
you that it doesn’t take that many days to reprogram yourself, but remember God will be there. He will be there
every morning that you wake up and He will be ready to start fresh. He will give you a clean slate and He will want
you to make the best of your new day. His mercies will be new for you when you begin your day, so choose to use them
wisely.
I chose 7 gallons of God’s faithfulness
for the recipe, but honestly there is no number to His faithfulness. Seven is the perfect number and God is perfect.
So remember this and know that His faithfulness has a perfect record. He will not break that perfect record. Continue
to live out your life for Him in the waters that flow freely from Heaven itself. His living water has no end.
It flows infinitely, as well as His faithfulness!
Are
you ready to press the “Reset” Button? Keep the recipe handy and don’t forget how faithful God is
and always will be!
Dear Father
God, I pray that I will live every day to the most that it can be in You. I’m so thankful that Your mercies are
new every day and I always want to live in those new mercies. May I continue to live a life that is righteous before
You and press the “Reset” button when need be!
Pressing the Righteous Reset Button,
Sarah
