Today I want to encourage you with this simple truth:
Today is a new day. Today, we start anew!
As I pray for you, I hear God whisper to my heart:
“My child, do not reflect on the past, or those things you feel you failed to accomplish. Today is a new day and you get to start anew. I have new dreams for you, new hopes, new desires. I am putting them into your spirit right now. But it’s up to you to search them out. Let the past go! The disappointment, the shortcomings, those things you just didn’t quite finish. Perhaps I was leading you another way all along. Don’t live this day in regret, but look forward. I am doing a new thing! Take my hand, and walk with me as we start fresh, anew this day!”
Are you having a hard time letting go of yesterday? I am praying that He will give you the grace to take His hand and move forward.
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. (Isaiah 43:19)
Now it’s your turn! Link up a post that will encourage and breathe life to those who visit, and remember to share the love by visiting one or two of the others blogs who link up! I don’t have a button yet, so please just link to this post.
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Dearest Barbie
These are words full of wisdom and pregnant with expectation. Yes, your new thing is a gift from His hand to us all.
Much love, my friend, and a blessed weekend
Mia
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Thank you Mia!
I have a post to share too. Where is Mr. Linky? And I agree with that word 100%. It is a new day. His mercies are new every morning and there is hope!
Much love!
Beth
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Mr. Linky is having issues. It was there, but then when I got up this morning, it was gone. I went another route. Please try again!
Beth- Ahhh Mine just popped up… I was looking for linky too
Until then I’ll just head over via your link in your comment 
Lisa recently posted..I. Return.
Happy New Year, Barbie! Wow, my post today so relates to this and the force of our expectations. Do you have a linky?
Angie @ Beauty of One recently posted..unleash the force of expectation in 2013
Angie, can’t wait to read your post. Mr. Linky deleted my link. Happening when you you upgrade Word. I went another route. Please try again!
Ahhh Barbie- I totally needed this to encourage me to hit publish today. I have been fighting with my internal self on whether I was really hearing God’s okay to return to world of Facebook (even though He has confirmed and reconfirmed) and your post was the cherry on top. I LOVE your new blog look. Makes me also want to take the leap there… I am at the edge
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Lisa, I love your heart. Facebook is a hard place sometimes. You definately should take the leap!
Oh my! I love your new blog design! And this weekend brew? Is that new for your link up? I just love you!
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Thank you my friend. It was just another gift from God to me. I was so excited to win this design. And yes, The Weekend Brew takes the place of Fresh Brewed Sundays. You can read more about it here: http://myfreshlybrewedlife.com/2013/01/introducing-the-weekend-brew.html
Love you back! Lots and lots!
You won?? How do you win a design? I am so very glad you did! I pray abundant blessings on you and your new year! BTW : working on the 5Minutes for faith post now, just in case you were wondering. It should be up within the hour
Michele-Lyn recently posted..New Creation… [Dream Again Day 5]
I followed a designer on FB who was changing her name and getting a new page. I was the first to like her on Twitter and she graciously gifted me this design. I’m in love! I’ll be sure to put up your 5MFF post tonight, around 9PM.
Beautiful words of encouragement! Thanks for sharing this. A new day and a new filling of His Spirit.
This is a great link up, looking forward to reading what everyone has to say.
Blessings.
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Thank you my friend.
Hi Barbie,
Love your new blog look and the new Weekend Brew! God bless!
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Thank you, thank you! I am quite please with the way things are looking around here, but even more so to see your smiling face!
So thankful to be back at your place. Loving your new look!!! Thanks always for your encouraging spirit. Blessings for 2013 friend.
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Alene, I’ve missed you. Hope you’re having a great weekend.
Love that so encouraging!! Thank you!!
Jennifer peterson recently posted..weekend brew
Thank you friend!
What beautiful words of encouragement. And while I know they apply to all my yesterdays, I feel like I really blew it yesterday so this words were particularly needed today. Thanks for hosting. Have a beautiful weekend.
So glad you stopped by today and were encouraged!
So thankful for His mercies new every single day. New is definitely a word He has been whispering to me as well friend. Love that He has used your words here to speak it again to me. Blessings and much love.
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Thank you Wendy! Praying you have a beautiful Sunday!
Amazing image! And sweet words of encouragement to begin the new year
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Thank you for stopping by Marty!
Barbie, this prayer really spoke to me. I read it several times. Thank you!
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So thankful Jean! Have a beautiful day!
Looking forward to shaking off the old and steppin into the New Year with God’s Word. He makes all things new…Have a wonderful SonDay!!
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Amen my friend!
The words you heard from Him are a sacred echo to similar thoughts He’s been putting in me in the start of this new year too. Blessings on your 2013, Barbie!
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Loved your post my friend! Have a blessed day!
Awesome photo & message — speaks to my heart today, as reflected in my post. Thanks for your faithfulness in hosting & God bless!
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Thank you Laurie!
Oh, Barbie…I love this post! “Are you having a hard time letting go of yesterday?” this line resonates with me and I am sure with others. It is so hard to let go of past failures and times when things didn’t go well…especially when we have to go there again!
Hugs to you my friend.
Mary recently posted..Keeping it straight…
It is hard to let go sometimes. I’m so thankful that He gives me that ability to move forward.
Barbie, you won’t believe what this morning’s sermon was titled, “Forgetting What is Behind.” ~ Hmmmm, I wonder if God is trying to tell me something. I do think my past failures cause me to think I will never overcome certain things in my life, but I press on without straining or striving, but simply be honoring. Thanks!
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I can get hung up on past failures too. It really keeps us from pursuing the “new things” that God has for us. So thankful for fresh starts.
Something new! Happy New Year!
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Barbie…I love your new look here!!! And the sky photograph is amazing!!
I needed that!
Oh my….God didn’t just whisper to me. He changed the whole trajectory of where I was headed in my physical life. And I’m sure that my virtual life will be greatly impacted as well. I’m leaning in hard. Trusting with my whole heart. Excited to see the goodness He has planned.
Thank you for Isaiah 43:19.
Diane | An Extraordinary Day recently posted..{Joy Day!} When it seems impossible…
Just went to read it. I’m going to keep it and verse 18 before me!
{hugs}
Diane | An Extraordinary Day recently posted..{Joy Day!} When it seems impossible…
Bless you Diane!
Yes! He has good things up ahead!