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In the ancient world there were no bottles. They would put liquids into animal skins that were used like canteens. As time went on, the skins would become brittle, and they would eventually break, spilling out the liquid. When Jesus told the parable of the wineskins, He said, "New wine must be poured into new wineskins" (Luke 5:38). New situations require new structures. New jobs require new skills. New relationships require new ways of relating. What are your wineskins? Maybe old ways of thinking? Or acting, talking, listening, responding in ways that worked well in the past, but now they just don't cut it. It's a new year with the challenges of new wine. Will you reach for the old wineskins or will you abandon them for new ones? Though I am not a prophet, I can predict three things that you will face this year: new problems, new pressures, new possibilities. And the new wineskins you'll need to face these challenges are: creativity, conviction, courage. New problems will require creativity. The old ways of thinking and relating, your old attitudes, may not work. The biggest block to your creativity is your attitude. This year you cannot have a hardening of the attitudes. You've got to keep going, growing, and developing. Attitudes are like diapers: every once in a while they need to be changed or the place starts to stink! New pressures will require conviction, the willingness to stand up for what you believe. "Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Romans 12:2). Have you decided what values you're going to base your life on this year? If you haven't, you need to decide. Write out what values are important to you. What we need today are men and women of conviction, men and women who are not wishy-washy, men and women who say, "I don't care if everybody's doing it. I'll do what's right and not let the world squeeze me into its mold." New possibilities will require courage. The new year is going to be full of God's wonderful plans for you. God wants to do great things in your life in this year, but it won't happen automatically. You've got to step out in faith. Three hundred sixty-five days from today, how are you going to be any different? If you plan to have differences in your life a year from now, you've got to start cultivating now! What do I want different in my family? What do I want different in my finances? What do I want different in my personal walk with the Lord? What do I want different in my relationship to my children? Start cultivating now. Whatever you sow, you're going to reap. If you don't sow anything, you won't reap anything. Do something different with your life this year! One of the biggest mistakes that Christians make is they think they can live their life off of a single commitment they made back when. The Christian life is a continual renewal and a deepening of the commitment溶ot just a once-and-for-all decision, but an ongoing commitment and daily renewal. God wants to do such great things through you this year. I don't know a better time to say, "Jesus, I personally commit my life to You." As you take steps toward a lifestyle change this year, your mind will cry out with many different excuses. Let's examine some common obstacles and consider some ways to overcome them. "I don't have enough time." You may groan, "I don't have any more hours in my day. Where will I find the time?" Each of us has 24 hours in a single day. The question is, Do you use that time wisely? One way to gain more time each day is to set the alarm clock a half-hour or an hour earlier. Then use that extra time in a productive fashion. God created everything in the world, including time. He has the hours of the day for our schedule用articularly as we turn over those hours into His hands. "I'll never be able to do it." Sometimes we look at ourselves and hear a little voice inside that says, "You are a loser. You will never be able to do this." If you have negative messages spinning in your head, I hope you will open your Bible and remind yourself of God's great love for you, and that His Word promises all things are possible to you. "I'm afraid I will fail." Fear weakens our hearts, robs us of peace of mind and saps our energy. In the Bible, the admonition to "fear not" is used more than 100 times. God knows us well enough to know that we need constant reminders to live in trust and dependence on Him, rather than living in fear and anxiety. Recognize that God is greater than your circumstances. Romans 8:31 says, "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?"
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