Psalm 25:6-7

⁶ Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,
       for they are from of old.

 ⁷ Remember not the sins of my youth
       and my rebellious ways;
       according to your love remember me,
       for you are good, O LORD.

In this Psalm I really hear David saying don’t look at what I have done wrong in my life but with your mercy remember the person that you created me to be. Before my mother even knew I existed. When it was you and I in the dark room while you formed my unformed body. All the things that you intended me to be or accomplish, remember that. It was David’s plea to God to not be remembered for his past but rather for the future that God had ordained for him.

Through the mercy of God many of our sins or past mistakes can be washed away. In that mercy may God remember us and who He designed us to be from the beginning, no matter how far off we are from that track.

Lord, Remember Me!

Psalm 18:30; 32-36

 ³⁰ As for God, his way is perfect;
       the word of the LORD is flawless.
       He is a shield
       for all who take refuge in him.

 ³² It is God who arms me with strength
       and makes my way perfect. 

³³ He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
       he enables me to stand on the heights. 

³⁴ He trains my hands for battle;
       my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 

³⁵ You give me your shield of victory,
       and your right hand sustains me;
       you stoop down to make me great. 

³⁶ You broaden the path beneath me,
       so that my ankles do not turn. 

When is the last time we stopped to think of the God that we serve. He is on our side. No matter what the day/week/month/year may bring God is cheering us on. He created the Universe in 6 days. He took dust from the earth and formed man by breathing His breath of life into him. What makes us think that He cannot care for us? He is the keeper and protector of our soul!

Psalm 13:1-6

¹ How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever?
       How long will you hide your face from me?

 ² How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
       and every day have sorrow in my heart?
       How long will my enemy triumph over me?

 ³ Look on me and answer, O LORD my God.
       Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;

 ⁴ my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
       and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

 ⁵ But I trust in your unfailing love;
       my heart rejoices in your salvation.

 ⁶ I will sing to the LORD,
       for he has been good to me.

I love the fact that David flat out asked God, “where are you and when are you coming to my rescue?” We serve a God that is not afraid for us to be real with him. As a matter of fact, I think that is what he prefers.

The most important part of this Psalm is not that David asked, “why?” It is the fact that after he pours out his heart, David acknowledges that no matter what he is facing right now…God has been good to him and will come through in the end!

Are you giving more energy to the “why?’ or to the knowledge that God is faithful?

There is something to be said about new beginnings.

I love the start of a new year because there is so much to be excited for. You have empty pages to fill in your journal. You have a blank calendar to fill with important lunch dates and amazing vacations (or in my case a wedding date!!!). You have a scale to conqueror and a swim suit to be excited about  buying. You have so much promise to look forward to. There is nothing holding you back because it’s a brand new year!

So my challenge to you is simple…may this new year bring you many wonderful new beginnings. Let 2010 be all that you would have ever hoped or dreamed it would be.

Here’s to New Beginnings!