Family is gone - or you've gone home. Friends are getting back to the normal routine. Everyone is talking about diets, exercise, and all that they did or didn't accomplish last year. Couple that with the current economy and it can leave one feeling lonely, depressed, or with a feeling of hopelessness. "If this is all I could accomplish this year, what makes me think that next year will be any better?" It's very normal to experience post holiday blues.
The good news is that Christ wants so much more for us! He's called us into a life of joy that comes from a relationship with Him. The past doesn't matter... it's only a picture of what He's rescued us from. When we look to our future, it's our chance to dream and pray for the fullness of life He wants us to experience.
Colossians 3:1-4 tells us this (The Message):
So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.
Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.
What a blessing to know that whatever happened in our past, whether we chose it, or it chose us, is over! We have a new life in Him and a new year to begin again. Make it your goal to "set your mind on things above" and commit yourself to attending a Lifegroup, digging into God's Word, or starting up a mentorship with a woman of faith you trust.
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