Revolving Door

This is as new year. I have been constantly reminded that this is a year of new beginnings. The future is wide open. The things of the past are gone forever. What matters is what you will do with this new start. We all have a clean slate, but there are some who will not take advantage of 2009 as their year...

Some will pursue their destiny, ministry, and calling God has placed in their life. But sadly, there are some who will just stay the same and do the same ole things like they always have. Some have come accustom to the way their lives are and will choose to do nothing to try and change it.

It's like a revolving door in a mall or grocery store... you walk in, get what you need, and go right back out. But has anyone ever noticed that the door never moves??? It's always right there for you to go back to.

The trouble with this is that there is always a way out... a way to go back to your problems and old habits... you get in the church, get a touch from God, and instead of letting your past go and diving deep into a relationship with God, you fall back on old habits from the past and go right back out the same door.

You see, a revolving door isn't really a good thing... it stays in the same place and just goes in circles... (you see where I'm going here)

Our lives can be as a revolving door... stays in the same shape we've always been in, go around in a circle with the same problems, the same pain, and the same disappointment. But there is another way... you can choose to walk through the door God placed in front of you and never look back!

It's called the road less traveled. It's not popular, it may not be appealing to the natural eye, but it is a pathway to your destiny. Choose to walk on the road less traveled. God will lead you and guide you. He will be a lamp to your feet and a light to your path... He will never leave you nor forsake you.

You don't have to stay in the same situations you've always been in. You don't have to be the same way and deal with the same problems. Cast you burdens on Jesus because He cares for you... leave your problems with Him and let Him take care of them. Take this new year, lay your problems at the feet of Jesus, walk that road less traveled, and move forward!

J.H.