The beginning of another year – an arbitrary line drawn in time marking the end of one increment of measurement from another. There is nothing really special about the day. It is just another day – like the one before and the one after.
The significance comes not in the 24 hour period but in the idea that we are beginning another era. We leave the past year with its joys and struggles and turn to a new year, hopefully a bit wiser.
This is a fresh start – a clean slate. We can make this year the best year of our lives or it can be just another year stacked on the pile with all the others. It is really our choice. You may be saying, “Yes, but what about all the unforeseen circumstances that are going to come my way. How can I be assured that this will be the best year yet?”
While it is true that life is going to happen over the next 365 days, it is just as true that God is in control of all of it and his strength will see us through those struggles that come our way.
The way to make 2016 the best year ever is to focus daily on your relationship with Jesus. When your sights are set on Jesus and following him in The Way, all else is woven into the fabric of the year. As we remain in him and draw ever closer to his heart, life takes on vibrant meaning and purpose.
So commit this day to remaining in Jesus and 365 days from now, you will look back and say, “I think that was the best year of my life so far!”
Be blessed today!
Clay in the Hands 
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