tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41336162054415248012011-12-26T09:11:31.734-05:00I am a wife, mother, teacher, director, friend, daughter, sister, but most importantly, I am a child of God, seeking to run the race marked out for me. Come with me on my journey.Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08433696186676287691noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133616205441524801.post-25969778955265303272011-12-26T09:09:00.000-05:002011-12-26T09:09:22.411-05:00<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians+5&amp;version=HCSB" target="_blank">2 Corinthians 5</a><br /><br />One of the first Bible verses I memorized as a young mother, thanks to The Donut Man (are those videos even available any more?), was 2 Corinthians 5:17. &nbsp;As a baby Christian caring for a baby, the promise that old things were passed away and all things are made new was precious. &nbsp;I needed it on a daily, if not hourly basis. &nbsp;I am angry at my husband. &nbsp;It's OK. &nbsp;Old things are passed away. &nbsp;All things are made new. &nbsp;I'm exhausted and running on fumes. &nbsp;It's OK. &nbsp;Old things are passed away. &nbsp;All things are made new. &nbsp;I yelled at my toddler and he's crying in his bedroom. &nbsp;It's OK. &nbsp;Old things are passed away. &nbsp;All things are made new. &nbsp;It was a promise that no matter how badly I messed up, God was always redeeming my failure and giving me a second chance.<br /><br />Somehow, in the last 16 years, that promise has fallen out of my daily inner monologue. &nbsp;It has nothing to do with the truth of God's promise. &nbsp;His promises are immutable. &nbsp;What has changed is my ability to remember and rest on the truth of this particular promise. &nbsp;As I sit here and ponder that particular promise from my Abba, preparing to watch an old year pass away and an new one come, I am seeking to remind myself again on a daily (perhaps hourly) basis that Jesus hasn't just redeemed me once from Hell. &nbsp;He also stands there, waiting to redeem every mistake, every harsh word, every sinful thought. &nbsp;Verse 19 promises that he doesn't count my trespasses against me. &nbsp;What better promise to hold onto for the start of a new year?<br /><br />Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4133616205441524801-2596977895526530327?l=runningtheracemarkedout.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08433696186676287691noreply@blogger.com0