Let’s Shine, Friends!
It looked like a simple upgrade. Just a new version of a plugin I had been using on my website for a while.
And then the screen flashed and two simple words appeared:
FATAL ERROR
Instead of the panic I would have expected, I felt this overwhelming sense of peace and freedom. I suddenly had an entirely clean slate.
I was no longer bound by word choices or color decisions I made months or even years ago.
I was free to create anew and to step into the future I believe God has been calling me to. It was the perfect opportunity to leave my baggage behind.
Oh sweet friend, that’s what Jesus offers us every day. What looks and feels like a fatal error may simply be a chance for a fresh start, a new beginning for our harried souls.
As women who have circled the sun more than a few times, we have things we would really like to put down, but sometimes they cling to us, demanding to define us. And maybe we’ve let them for far, far too long.
Oh, but there is Jesus!
He offers us a fresh new beginning.
A completely clean slate.
It’s true for us when we’ve never accepted Him as Savior before, and it’s true for us Jesus Girls who have fallen down and need to get up again.
Listen to these amazing words from Lamentations 3:22-23:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
That’s such a beautiful truth, but if you are like me, you need reminding. Several months ago, a friend wrote a post on Facebook that said, “I need reminders of truth every single day.”
That is exactly what I hope you and I will find here together in this 2.0 version of this blog. We need fresh reminders for our souls of the goodness of God and oh how very much He loves us!
Draw close to Him with me so we can shine His light into our homes, our relationships, our workplaces, our communities, and our world.