Summer is officially over. We say goodbye to the pool, family vacations, long days and freedom from school work. We say hello to a new year of school, slower traffic, and new routines. It is a time of both beginnings and endings. Some mourn the passage of summer. Others welcome the initiation of fall. There's something about this back-to-school season that makes us all excited about the possibility of a fresh start. For adults, starting this fall season is in a way like starting a mini-new year!
So, as you think about this new fall season, what would you like to see happen in your life? What would you like to change? What would you like to start? This fall is a great time to kick-start your life and make your own personal changes. What kind of attitude adjustment do you need? What relationship needs work? What family member do you need to reach out to? Where do you need to adjust to have a healthy work-life balance? As you consider the fall season, what would you like to see different in your life?
It would be my prayer that each of us would take a few minutes to pause and consider our lives. Talk to God about your life. What adjustments need to be made? How can God help me in my quest to change? For me, one of the goals I have is to be more and more surrendered to God. To not resist when I feel like resisting. Yep, I want to trust God big time for this!
Don't give in to the same ole' patterns of behavior. Believe you can change. Say no to a complaining spirit. Stop worrying. Give up fearing the future. Reconcile with a family member or friend. Forgive the person you need to forgive. God is able to help you! He longs to help make you whole and give you a fresh new start. Isaiah 43:18-19 says "Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new. Now it will spring forth. Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert."
Nancy Abbott in the Chaplain for the YMCA of Greater San Antonio.
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