As I look ahead into the New Year, I am excited about the possibilities! Because I believe that God is active in the world, working through people to make the world a better place.
And that gives rise to a question. I believe your answer will be a big factor in how excited you are about the possibilities for the New Year: ‘Do you believe that God is still active in the world?’ Day in and day out, do you notice God being active in your life? Or does it seem more to you like God is hanging out in the background, passively watching and waiting…from a distance.
Well, if there’s one thing the Christmas story teaches, it’s that God is involved, actively involved, in the world through things great and small. God came down and took on human flesh in an event that changed the world, the birth of Jesus, the Son of God. God was active big-time in the lives of Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and the wisemen. God interrupted their lives and worked through them to help make the world a better place.
So the question is, do you believe that God still does this…do you believe that God is still active in people’s lives…that God still interrupts lives and works through people to change the world? Do you believe that God still can (and will) do this in your life?
Maybe not? Try this and see! Look around for where God is working in your life and in the world around you. Ask God how you can help (or just follow your heart and help as you feel moved). And then watch for how God is actively working in your life, and in the lives of the people around you.As we begin this New Year, I invite you to imagine one place where you can make a difference. And then I encourage you to respond faithfully by going and doing what God invites you to do. And then experience the joy of seeing that God is, indeed, active in your life…working through you to help change the world.
Blessings,
RevRoy+
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