“Hope Renewed”

 Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God.

And renew a steadfast spirit within me.  (NKJ)

     When I ponder the word renew, I think of taking something old and making it new.  I also think of the New Year’s resolutions that we make at the beginning of each new year to improve the things about our old life that aren’t so good.  To experience a renewed life, we must recommit your resolutions each and every day, rather than just once a year.  Because sin is our nature and we are prone to succumb to it, we must rely on some One much greater than ourselves, and that some One is the Lord our God, Jesus Christ.  Without the power of God backing us up our renewal will peter out and we go back to the old ways of sinning, which makes most of us feel like failures and we kick the can down the road for another year.  But if you want to get rid of the habits that feed your sinful nature, you must begin with the transforming of your heart, for it's from the heart that true change really takes place.  And it's only the Lord God who can transform your calloused heart of stone into a soft heart of flesh that is filled with compassion and love for others—a heart that truly honors and glorifies the LORD.  Being creatures compelled by our habits, we must replace the old sinful habits that lead us into the dark presence of the Devil with new godly habits that lift us up into the Light of the Living God. 

     If it's a renewed heart that you desire, my friend, ask God and He will not only transform your heart, but He will take you on an unbelievable journey of an eternal lifetime.  This life-transforming change does not instantly happen overnight, but gradually with steadfast faith and the daily renewal of your heart, mind, and soul.  There are many worldly ways of renewing your life that may sound great for the time being, but they cannot give you everlasting life.  But when you accept the transforming ways of the Lord, He will give you a new heart and a new life that is forever.  So join God's Plan and come to the throne of God’s amazing grace where you will experience the life-changing transformation that will give you a new heart, a new life, and renewed hope!

                                 A Whisper of Hope 

Surrender your hard heart, child…and I will give you a new heart and a new start.  The pull of this wicked world is much too strong for you to resist without Me.  I did not create you to stand alone; it's not wise to even try, for many have tried and all have failed.

Galatians 5:17

The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite

from what the Holy Spirit wants.  And the Spirit gives us

desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. 

These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your

choices are never free from the conflict.  (NLT)

          For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

                         (Proverbs 23:7)