Today is Thursday, January 1st, 2015; Karen's Korner #2974

Happy New Year!

 Something written by Henry & Richard Blackaby; I don't know the writers, but I like what they say to start 2015:

"Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth...

I  will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."

~ Isaiah 43:19

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"God uses events in our lives to shape us, to teach us, to grow us --- and some of the key events are those sparked by sin (our own or those sinning against us), by our missteps, by our confusion. Memories of the past, therefore, can too easily feel like shackles holding us to failures, regrets, ignorance, foolishness, and sin.

"However, God doesn't want us bound to our past.

"When God saves us from the death we deserve for our sin, He frees us from the guilt and shame of our former life as well. He gives us a fresh beginning. He frees us to receive every good thing He wants to give us.

"If your past feels like a wilderness, know that God wants to make a road through it, perhaps to help you navigate the difficult years and salvage the good. If your past feels like a desert land of death, know that God will make rivers of redemption flow as He brings beauty out of ashes.

"Embrace the fresh beginning God wants to give you."

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