New Year

Wow!  It's the beginning of another new year!  Can you believe it?!

As a child, it seemed like FOREVER from one Christmas to the next.  Now, at my age, time seems to pass faster and faster.  Is it just me, or does it seem like we were just putting away the remains of Christmas 2014?!  The phrases "fast as lightning" and "slow as Christmas" are becoming synonymous for me!

So did you make a New Year's resolution?  I did....the same one I made last year...and the year before that...and the year before that.  My resolution is to keep my mouth shut.  I have put my foot in my mouth more times than I care to count.  I've chewed more than enough leather to furnish shoes for everyone in the state of Texas.  Someone once said, "The Lord gave you one mouth and two ears so you can do twice as much listening!" 

Within the first week of the new year, I'd already blown my resolution...again.

Thinking about my failures and short comings make me even more thankful for our Lord's grace and mercy.  I really love what Paul has to say about grace in  Romans chapter 5 through about the 14th verse of chapter 6.  It assures us that a life in Christ gives us the gift of grace -- so that even when I mess up -- His grace is more than adequate to take care of my sin.  What an awesome, undeserved gift!

For Christmas, I received a beautiful new winter white sweater.  I loved it the moment I took it from the box.  I couldn't wait to wear it!
Grace is a gift we should wear like a badge.
In response to this wonderful gift, we can resolve each day to walk confidently in His light and in His service. 
 
So while serving our Lord, I'm gonna smile, stand tall and when appropriate...KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT!

Lamentations 3:22-25
II Timothy 1:7