Reset

“Put on your new nature, and be renewed
as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.”
Colossians 3:10 NLT

Summer is here and many are having to adapt their schedules and lives to fit the changes summer inevitably brings with it.  Maybe you decided to walk in the mornings and put Bible study on hold during the summer.  Maybe children’s activities are beginning to dominate your time.

Still others, like many I know, are in a time of transition.  Perhaps things are suddenly turned around, upside down, by an accident, a death, a sickness or a move, and you are grappling with finding a new “normal”.  I get that.  Just growing older can cause unplanned for changes.

I suggest we don’t complain.  Well, maybe a little!  Let’s look at it as an opportunity.  In searching for the reset button, we might remember that God is sovereign and in control of our circumstances, and knows everything about us.  And since he is Creator, he is not governed by time.  He knows the end from the beginning.

We are not lost.  We may feel lost, but God knows exactly where we are and wants us to get back to walking with him.  He never went away.  Maybe we just stopped looking for him.  So, we might search the Word of God for direction and encouragement.  We might be surprised at how God can use his inspired Word to help us regain solid ground and point us to the path where we belong.  Let’s ask the Lord to help us to remember who we are in Christ, and why he chose us and called us.  We may have been looking for those answers in the world where we will never find the truth to strengthen us.

We are created in the image of God, and, whatever that looks like for each unique person, we are called and equipped to learn to grow more and more to be like the child of God we were designed to become. We won’t break, just bend under the weight of the spiritual battle raging around us.  The storm is designed to make us more like Jesus, more and more beautiful, not battered!  So, if you are feeling your life is off course, take a little time to reach out for Jesus, and let him help you reset your guidance system.

Dear friends, be blessed as you trust the Holy Spirit to lead you and strengthen you.  May you experience God in new ways this summer and grow in your understanding of who he created you to become.  May you stay focused on Jesus and see his power and goodness reflected in your life.  Smile and enjoy your summer.  Amen.

Mary Sumner ~ May 7, 2024