A New Season

Be still and know that I am God. -Psalm 46:10

With all of the hustle and bustle of this time of year it seems to be even harder to sit back and LISTEN to what God is telling us. We've got TO DO lists that are a mile long and very limited time to get things done. But that doesn't mean that we aren't struggling with things on the inside. I know that things are going on my life that I'm looking for peace in... and really I could use a new start in some aspects of my life as well. But in order to find peace and a new beginning I have to remember to take time out from the hustle and bustle and to simply be still.

I'm ready for a new season in my life. I want a new season. I want to know what God has in store for me in my life and for this next season. But instead of "creating" my own season by making rash decisions based only on my own knowledge I should be praying about it. I need to be asking God to renew me, to speak to me, and to prepare my heart for the new things He has in store for me. I should be enjoying the anticipation of what God is doing in my life instead of mapping it all out on my own!

But this makes me address some questions: Where am I in my life? Am I at the center of God's will? Is my relationship with Him flourishing or is it stagnant? Am I longing for something new in my life? I think it's important that you realize where you are in your life and making sure that you have God's will in the center of your life. It's okay to long for something new. But lean on God for that. Express the desire to Him. Sit and be still and listen for His directions. And be assured that He WILL respond.

You don't have to wait until January first for him to respond either. He is the God of new things!! The Bible speaks of "new songs" quite a bit... check it out Psalm 40:3 and 98: 1 and Rev 5:9 and 14: 3. God is sooo interested in new songs!! Why? Because they arise out of new experiences, new ways in which He has revealed Himself to us (in our lives).

So when you are tired of the "same old song" that keeps playing on and on come to Him and ask for the new. Ask God what song is next and be sure that He will answer. :0)