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Daily Encounter: A Week-day Devotional by a staff of ACTS International. |
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New Year, Same Me
For
he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and
blameless in love before him. He predestined us to be adopted as sons through
Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.1 We are a week into the New Year, a week
into the “New Year, New Me” goals, and the million-dollar question is: “How are those New Year Resolutions coming?”
Whether we’ve made the decision to start exercising, eat healthier, become more
organized or manage your time better"any choice to make you a better you is a
great one! But did we make those resolutions solely based on a need to make
better choices or were they based on our own discontentment with how we look or
act? Some might say, “What’s the difference?” or “What does it matter?” It is very probable that we make the same
resolutions year after year, which means that we have fallen into a cycle of
discontentment that we carry all through the year"New Year, Same Me. We don’t
accept the flaws that make each one of us unique, so we are constantly trying
to change to a standard that is acceptable in our society. I have good news for you today. You have
been created and chosen by God himself! Which means that it doesn’t matter how
we appear on the outside"it’s the inside that counts! (1 Sam. 16:7) It’s okay
to want to be a better you, as long
as we make sure that our hearts are in tune with what God desires for us. In
His perfection, he decided that we were worthy of His love. We can rest in the
knowledge that if we don’t hit our goal weight this year, and if our homes are
still a bit cluttered after Spring, God will be just as accepting and equally
loving as He is today. Maybe that feeling of acceptance is something that we
can pay forward to others. Maybe this year we can be as accepting and patient
with others as our loving God is with us! Let your motto be: “It’s a New Year,
It’s the Same Me…but BETTER!” Suggested Prayer: Thank you, Loving
Father, for accepting me just as I am. You know my weaknesses, see my
discontentment, and love me, anyway, patiently urging me to see that you’ve
created me according to the good pleasure
of your will to be your child. For this, and so much more, I am grateful!
Help me to love myself (and others) as you love. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 1.
Ephesians 1:4-5 (CSB).
Today’s Encounter was written by:
Veronica B. |
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