Facing a new year is always a time of mixed emotions for me. Ringing out the old, ringing in the new. As December 31 meets January 1 of each year, there is the tension I feel, the sometimes regret at opportunities lost, and experiences missed. And standing at the brink of a new year, with the unknown of it before me-- 8560 hours ahead that will make up this next year. What will it mean? What will happen...?
One of the blessing of a new year, are the New Opportunities that bring needed variety to our lives.
Imagine getting stuck living the same day over and over. Movies have pictured the misery and agony of re-living the same 24 hour period again and again. Bill Murray and others became almost suicidal at the repetition and boredom of such a life. Beautiful changes from one day to the next, one week to the next, one season to the next, one generation to the next all add an incredible variety and beauty to our lives-- cloudy to clear, rainy to windy, green to barren, cold to hot, rain to snow, all invigorate and stimulate us in different ways.
God has built this variety into His universe, and into our daily lives. Without the hope of a new day, full of unlived adventures, untried possibilities, or unexperienced opportunities, how boring and dull this life would be.
The old sage said: "four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, time past, and the neglected opportunity."
Lord, help us to live each new day this year to experience the opportunities You have for us. Help us to use the time wisely and benefit from all the experiences You will bring our way this next year.
"Be very careful how you live-- not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity..." Epehsians 5:15-15 NIV
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
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