I Can Begin Again

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

Lamentations 3:22-23, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

All of us go through moments when things do not turn out the way we expected. That, however, does not mean hope is over. God gives us new opportunities to learn, to grow, and to start again. Sometimes the most important thing is not never failing, but having the courage to try one more time, carrying with you what you learned and the hope you still have.

Walt Disney went through moments when things did not turn out the way he expected. Some of his first projects failed, and he even lost important jobs. There were people who believed his ideas would never work. For many people, those difficulties would have been reason enough to give up. Walt Disney, however, decided to start again.

He learned from his mistakes, made new attempts, and kept developing his ideas, step by step. What so many people know of his story today did not begin with immediate success, but with perseverance in the face of hard things.

Sometimes we think that when something goes wrong, there is no longer an opportunity to try again. That one mistake or one disappointment means the end. But God is an expert in new beginnings. Every day brings a new opportunity to learn, to correct, to grow, and to move forward. Your story is not defined by one difficult moment.

There can always be a new beginning.

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

What attempt that did not work out do you still want to make again?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God that his mercies are new every morning, including this morning.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

God, thank you that this morning is already a new opportunity. Give me the courage to start again what I had left behind.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today, take one small first step on something you had already given up on.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)