the mouth speaks." Matt. 12:34b
Of All Things New
December 31, 2006NEW BEGINNINGS. As we enter 2007, and as usual we look at things with everything new. But for us, having moved to New Zealand, it's not only the land that is new, but things seem to come from a Restart (if this were a "Click" world). New beginnings, looking for a new job and starting it all over again. Going through an interview and feeling like a new graduate entering into the corporate world, a world so huge and too much to conquer. New beginnings, looking for a new house to call our home. Looking at houses for sale or for rent, and praying that we will end up in a house that we often live in our dreams.
NEW PERSPECTIVE. As we enter 2007, with all the New Year's Resolutions, and with the ever present wish to be with the family and our loved ones, we look at things from a totally different point of view - and what a view indeed (literally and otherwise). As I look at the views Auckland has to offer, I cannot help but praise God for his creation. It's something I wish to capture both in my heart and in my digital files. The horizon seems to be so far yet so reachable. Something like a par-5 hole, without those intimidating sand traps on the side, and with a brand new driver in my hand.
NEW LIFE. As we enter 2007, with my daughter going to school in a totally different land with a totally different system of education, we try to keep our excitement at bay and in control. As for me, doing the dishes may not necessarily be one that I dreamt of doing, but is becoming an excitement, as I do the chores in the house with my wife and my daughter. A life without a househelp to clean the house, wash the clothes, vacuum the floor, and even get a cup of coffee - would have been a life unthinkable of way back home. But here, in Auckland, we have to do everything ourselves, and it is something that is just as exciting as it is new.
NEW FRIENDS. As we enter 2007, in a place where the weather is cold but the people are warm, it amazes me no end, when we just end up with people who become our new friends. The excitement of knowing more people whose names we can add to our memories, as much as we can add to our contact list to send emails to. But what a blessing it is to know that, indeed, our life transcends beyond country borderlines, and time zones.
NEW PERSON. As I enter 2007, as I always do in New Year's eve, I look at the past and ask, "What have I done to glorify the Lord," then look at the present and say, "I am doing it for the greater glory of God," and look at the future and commit myself to Him and say, "Whatever it is You want me to do, wherever it is You want me to go, here I am, send me…" With Christ in our hearts, we become a new person, and have a new life, with a new perspective, and not only new beginnings, but a heavenly end.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
