Friends! Has it really been almost a year?! There is so much to tell. But all in due time.
Right now, I just want to enjoy the new. Today is 2 February 2015. It is still a relatively new year. It is a new month. It is the beginning of a new work week. It is only 9:37am, so it could be considered to be the beginning of a new day.
Beginnings are so sweet.
They start us off with no expectations. I believe we get hampered down by expectations. Those we set for ourselves and those we take on from others.
Friends today is our day to be free.
Yes, we need expectations and we need goals, but not at the cost of losing who we are amidst them. If there is one thing that I know, about who I am, beyond a shadow of a doubt in this moment, it is that I am a daughter of the King, deeply loved and given new mercies daily.
New mercies. Not the same ones from yesterday, but new ones. And they are given specifically for me. And with those new mercies comes a fresh beginning.
So friends as you attach the beginning of another year, month, week, day take heart. Be encouraged. Set your sights on things above. And remember that despite all of the craziness in life "Still, the sun rises."
From my devotions last week:
"The faithful mercies of God -- they come up every morning. Whether I am bleary-eyed or bright. When the sun is hidden behind winter, overcast clouds, still this mercy, this morning is new."
#shereadstruth Hymns II day 3 Thy Mercy My God
Be encouraged. Be free.
