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Like many of you, we enjoyed one more holiday tradition…welcoming the new year with friends and family. Some great food, a fun time playing games, watching Janet’s parents run up the stairs at midnight (a Bolivian tradition signifying the climb up to prosperity for the new year), and, of course, a little dancing.
And at the stroke of midnight it became 2017.
While some people make resolutions of change for the new year, others look at it as a new beginning. A fresh start. The Bible also talks about change, a profound change for the person who turns their life over to Christ. “When someone becomes a Christian [a Christ-follower], he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!” (2 Corinthians 5:17 TLB)
Take heart, dear ones. There is great hope in becoming a follower of Christ. So this year, instead of resolutions that may fail, make a change…and experience a fresh start. Whether you are currently a Christ follower who needs to turn back to Him or someone seeking Him for the first time, there is a new life waiting for you and it’s found only in Him.
