Let’s sit down with my husband, entrepreneur and former professional athlete, Gage, and ask him the hard questions about starting something new. Like…
How do we find the bravery to take the first step? What’s our strategy? How do we identify godly counsel and surround ourselves with the right people to help us get where we need to go? How do we fail forward?
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“You’re stronger than you think.”
I was mid roll on the ab roller when my burn boot camp instructor sat down next to me. “Come on,” she cheered. She extended out her hand to a length that would push me a said, “roll it out to here each time.” Guess what? I met the goal she set for me. And then she said… “You’re stronger than you think.” I just thought you might need to hear that today too. You ARE stronger than you think. For some, getting out of bed today even seemed like an unreachable goal. But hey, you did it. For others, you ARE able to achieve that work goal, start that hard conversation, or ask God do accomplish the impossible on your behalf. Transparently…  You’re FREE ebook is at the end of this blog!
We’ve all heard the phrase “New year, New Me” about one thousand times. But here’s the deal, we don’t really need a new “us.” Why? Because we start things and don’t finish them. We make New Year’s resolutions and forget what they are by February. When the pressure is on us to fix us, we’re fail every time, right? What we’ve been doing isn’t working! That’s why we don’t need a “new me,” we need a new strategy. Here’s what I’ve been doing each new year and I’m tossing this plan in the trash. I’ve been adding things onto my life thinking these new additions will make my life more fulfilling, that I’ll even experience greater growth in my walk with Christ. More healthy food and exercise… More quiet time with God… Achieve more goals… Make more money… More date nights with my husband… Be more intentional with my kids… Gosh, just thinking of “more” makes my chest start to tighten. Is it doing that to you too? Because I know I need “more” of these things but life already feels full to the brim. If I throw on “more” I’m going to explode. I can’t handle more. I need less. And that is exactly how do we do more of what we know God is calling us into next year…. 
King Solomon is famously quoted for saying “there’s nothing new under the sun” in Ecclesiastes 1:9. And he’s right, isn’t he? History does always seem to repeat itself, every thing builds upon something preexisting, and even the most creative ideas are birthed out of a previous thought or teaching.
If there’s nothing new, why should we walk into a new year any differently? Can we expect 2025 to hold anything original? Will God actually do something fresh for us? |
