Daily Power #7

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. (Ps. 51:17)

As you reflect over the course of your years, chances are you have some chapters in your story that you’d rather not share with anyone. You might have secrets that you’ve never told another living person. You might have done things you wish you’d never done.

Maybe you’ve ended up somewhere you never wanted to be. You didn’t mean to blow it, but you did. You made decisions that took you farther than you ever intended to go. You did some things that cost you more than you ever thought you’d have to pay. You hurt people. You compromised your values. You broke promises. You did things that you can’t undo. There’s no do-over like when you were a kid on the playground.

Sometimes you simply skip over those dark chapters of your life. Other times you edit the stories on the fly, making up a version that you like better than the truth, both to tell yourself and to tell others. You brush by the ugly parts and retell the happy ones.

No matter how you would describe your story right now, there’s good news. Your story is not over. It’s not too late to change the story you’ll tell in the future. Regardless of what you’ve done (or haven’t done) in the past, your future remains unwritten. There are more chapters to write, more victories to win, more friends to meet, more of a difference to make, more of God’s goodness to experience.

Today, with God’s help, you can start something new.

Power Lift

Forgive me, Lord, when I stumble and struggle to keep going. Give me the strength to get back on my feet and start again.