After 30, sometimes 31, even the rare 28 days, we get to start over with, "1!" It's a most fantastic thing! We grind, and toil, and sweat, and labor... We go two-steps-forward, one-step-back. We berate ourselves. We kick ourselves back into gear. All along, while we are striving to do our best, the month's digits develops hooks, like those of "3." "5" even develops a spear-like line at its head, ready to hook and stab! Have you ever seen a more scary-looking number than "5?!" But the onslaught of the numeric army isn't done. Those terrorist numbers recruit numbers, and at exactly ten days all digits double-up on us! But just when the month is about to swallow us in a suffocating black hole...
That beautiful, simple, single line, with his fedora-clad head-nod, (we will forgive his feet that are too large) comes swooping in, like superman, to rescue. And I swoon.
Bringing his magic cape to give me a clean slate. Hollering to all the powers that be, "I call doooo overrrrrr!" The atmosphere reverberates with titilating excitement as "1" pulls out his magic wand and draws me a brand new starting line! He's so kind, he even escorts me through some of those double-digit daunting days. Stoically standing there beside the "2," and "5," even "7," saying, "Come on through. I'm here with and for you. You can get through this."
And my crush's powers are never so great and magical as they are every New Year's Eve. Not only does "1" declare a brand new month, but a BRAND NEW YEAR!
As I delight in my sweetheart, "1," I ask that we remember to never, never, never give up, regardless of where we are in the month, or year. In fact (in case you were about to Baker Act me) "1" is a figment of my imagination. I made him up to better enjoy my conveyance of this certain truth: YOU are the master of "do over." God makes it possible. But YOU have to do it.
As I complete this fun essay at 2:09pm, 12/31/2015, I have already read about the New Year occurance that is past tense in Asia. I felt no vibrations in the atmosphere as they began their new year. There's literally NOTHING magical about it. It's an act of faith to declare the new year better than the last. An act we should exhibit.
Let Christ guide you this new year. Make falling at his feet in prayer your reaction to every difficulty. Prioritize living life according to His game plane in scripture.
In Him we have newness of life, and a happy new year.
Welcome, 2016!
(And I joyfully welcome all appearances of my hero, "1.")
Beautiful. Maybe one day I can write like that.
ReplyDeleteIs that wild woman in blue lead in choir..is that you. I want to come to Florida to hear yall. This is your church choir singing. It is awesome.
I too so want it all back.
Jesus has blessed me in Intercessory prayer.
We at Magnolia Apostolic are learning to dedicate more so tongues can pray for us.
It's working. My friend she kept falling and they pronounced her dead in hospital. She's doing wonderful. God uses us in so many ways. His glory only.
Beautiful. Maybe one day I can write like that.
ReplyDeleteIs that wild woman in blue lead in choir..is that you. I want to come to Florida to hear yall. This is your church choir singing. It is awesome.
I too so want it all back.
Jesus has blessed me in Intercessory prayer.
We at Magnolia Apostolic are learning to dedicate more so tongues can pray for us.
It's working. My friend she kept falling and they pronounced her dead in hospital. She's doing wonderful. God uses us in so many ways. His glory only.