Myra Wallace
A FRESH START
By: Myra Wallace
Every year as we approach the closing of the previous year, we are injected with this burst of energy that drives us to the “out with the old and in with the new” way of thinking. We embrace the belief that although last year may have been good or bad, the New Year has definite promises of greatness. It’s like the ability to dream overtakes our being. We convince ourselves that starting January 1st, things are going to be different. It’s like the Cinderella and the pumpkin scenario, at the stroke of midnight on December 31st a magic wand comes down and taps us on the head with the promise of great success, and the wear-with-all to achieve our extensive list of New Year’s Resolutions. Then something happens come spring, we’ve either burned out, forgotten, or never began work on that magical list. There are many ways to approach the concept of the New Year and the journey that got us here; I choose to take the one labeled a Fresh Start, not to be confused with your New Year’s Resolution.
A new job, a new business, a new relationship, weight loss, pregnancy, a divorce, or a clean bill of health. What does a fresh start look like from those beautiful eyes of yours? In years past, I’ve often found myself lost in a season of sheer joy wrapped in the spirit of heavenly expectation. I learned to pull out all stops when it came to what could be accomplished by God through me. This whirlwind of energy was never based on my ability to do anything, but on my obedience to the one who gives me the ability to do all things. I was once asked the question, if you could describe yourself in one word, what would it be? My response “BIG”! The room of women laughed with me, as they could see, I was definitely not speaking of my size. I went on to elaborate my response with this; I dream big, I plan big, I speak big, I do big and I serve a big God who tells me that I cannot walk out my purpose by thinking small.
We are all given a purpose and a plan with a journey that unveils our individual sphere of influence on this world. Maybe your journey includes some winding roads, mountain highs & valley lows that you didn’t happen to notice when you set out your plan for the year. I’m sure the Israelites did not see those forty years in the wilderness when they left Egypt for the promise land, but what they did see was the dream of a new life, a better life, and one that was free of oppression and full of hope, a new beginning.
For me, 2009 represented a season of winter, a time of hibernation and saturation. It was a season full of healing, revelation, challenge and preparation. For many others and me it was also a season of conception where seeds of hope, purpose and vision were sown. Now as I stand in the atmosphere of 2010, I feel like Joshua and Caleb, as they were about to enter the promise land. I feel like a mother in the labor room, pregnant with triplets about to give birth. I feel like a child trying to sleep in front of the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. I feel like an artist in front of a clean canvas, bursting with ideas of color. I feel like a woman of purpose, full vision and walking in tall expectation. I feel the birth of a new beauty paradigm. I believe 2010 holds the manifestation of those dreams that were sown by the preparation and promise of the previous year’s labor. I believe your thoughts become your words, your words become your belief, your belief becomes your hope, your hope becomes your faith and your faith becomes your power. Use your power for your Fresh New Start!
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