A new You

 Do not remember the past events; pay no attention to things of old. Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? (Isaiah 43:18-19 CSB)

 The beginning of a new year is such an interesting time—I see it as the cusp between the past and the future. We often think back over our experiences of the past year, as well as look ahead to what the new year will bring.

 Remember, what the new year brings to you depends a lot on what you bring to it.

 So try to take time for reflection. Take a little time to review the commitments you’ve made to the Lord. Take some time to ask Him how you’re doing and to hear His voice. And then take action to make the new year an even better one!

 You don’t have to be bound by the past, whether it’s the past year or just yesterday! Today’s a new day, a new chance, full of new opportunities to be a brand-new person. Be a “new you” today and see what new things the Lord will do for you! —P. Amsterdam [1]

The New Year like a book lies before me; on its cover two words, “My Life,” I see.
 I open the covers and look between, each page is empty, no words can be seen, for I am a writer, I hold the pen that’ll fill these pages to be read by men.
Just what kind of book will my book be, my life written there for others to see, each day a page written, one by one. Will it be worthwhile when I am finished and done?
Lord, help me keep the pages clean and fair By living the life I’d have written there. —Gertrude Laura Gast

[1] P. Amsterdam Anchor New Year, New Commitments