A new beginning also means turning a season of emptiness and dependence into that of productivity and relevance. Life begins with what you are able to offer to your world, so you have no right to talk of your beginning if you have nothing to show for your existence. Your actual beginning is when you have something to show forth to your world.
All us must do is to reach for the Bible, open to Proverbs 4:20-24 and follow the instructions you find there:"My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee."
Every time you take the Word into your heart, believe it and act on it, that life of which Jesus spoke, the very LIFE of God Himself, is released in you.. Every time you read the bible or hear preaching, they bring you a fresh dose of God's life power. Each time, they bring life to you and deliver God's medicine to your flesh.
That's because the Word is like a seed. Hebrews 4:12 says it is "alive and full of power--making it active, operative, energizing and effective, It actually carries within it the power to fulfill itself.
Granted, it isn't easy to keep your attention centered on the Word like that. It takes real effort and commitment. It may require getting up a little earlier in the morning or turning off the television at night. But I urge you to do whatever it takes to take God's medicine to cure dryness in our life.
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