THANK GOD FOR SECOND CHANCES

When was the last time you made a mistake? Did you have to think very long to come up with an answer? If you were to make a list of all the mistakes you’ve made in your life, how long would it be? Mine would probably span the world several times over. Sometimes, I haven’t even gotten over my last mistake and I’m already making another one. Most of them are small ones, like taking a wrong turn, calling one child by a different child’s name, or hitting that snooze button one too many times. A few have been really big ones, the kind that can change the way you go about life. I only make those really big mistakes once. I learn my lesson and do my best to move on. The point is that we all make mistakes; but what’s more important is that we learn from them. If your mistake involved another person, make it right with them before you move on. A valuable lesson I learned early on was to own up to my mistakes; don’t deny it and don’t lie about it. Admit the mistake, make amends, learn the lesson, and move on to new beginnings.

Spring is a season of new beginnings. There is new life all around in nature. Ducklings and goslings paddle around in the water, baby rabbits and whitetail fawns clumsily wander around the forest floor, and trees sprout new buds and flowers. It can be a breathtaking experience to witness nature’s new beginnings.

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Just like nature has new beginnings in spring, we can have new beginnings too. In nature, spring comes about the same time every year. Your spring time of new beginnings can happen whenever you want. After you’ve gone through the process of learning from a mistake, you’re ready to sprout new growth. That may be starting a new enriching hobby, rekindling a relationship, or strengthening your roots to prepare for what the future holds.  It’s never too late and you’re never too old to sprout a new beginning; even the oldest trees still sprout new growth from time to time. 

 
As a Christian, our sins/mistakes are forgiven thanks to Jesus. He paid the ultimate price to allow us new beginnings. John 3:16 states: “For God so loved the world he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”