All things new in 2017?

‘Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland. The wild animals honour me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen,..‘ – Isaiah 43:19-20

Today, I had the great task of tidying up the offices of Llandudno Youth for Christ after the Christmas break. We have been away after Christmas for a fantastic week at the YFC UK National Conference in Manchester; and all of last week was spent catching up with admin; starting up the different projects we are involved in; and processing all of the great stuff God had inputted into the lives of the workers and volunteers at LLYFC.

So this Monday it was well past time to put away all of the Christmas decorations; party equipment; and other bits and bobs that had accumulated as they do in the office over December. And like the image above; if I’m honest it seemed like a herculean task.

However, by applying myself to the task and working through things slowly and methodically; I have brought the office space back into a semblance of neat and tidiness! Not perfected, but on its way; and definitely less stressful to try and work in without the clutter.

Getting rid of all of that stuff from last year; gives me more space to look forward to all the God has for us here at LLYFC in 2017.

Last night at our weekly Sunday evening youth Bible Study – Redefine; we had a lot of questions during our Q&A section that centred around Genesis: God’s book of beginnings. Thinking about that, it shows how the very first words in the Bible are ‘In the beginning God…’ God is always there right at the beginning of things, and He’s right there to help you begin anew. He is the great beginner!

Part of that beginning with God sometimes necessitates a letting go of all that has passed in order to move forward into what is ahead of us. Like me de-cluttering the office at the start of a new year. We sometimes need to de-clutter our life; get rid of all that is unnecessary and unneeded in order to focus on what is important and necessary in our lives.

At the beginning of 2017; what things do you need to let go of to move forward into God’s new thing?

What new thing is His asking you to see? What new thing is He asking you to step into?

Perhaps it is getting more involved in the work we do here at LLYFC and seeing young people impacted with the good news of Jesus?

If you feel God is asking you to come alongside us here; please drop us a line.

Thank You!