What have you left at the landing?  Did you leave those things that tied you to a desperate past, the emotions, memories and missteps of an angry man?  Did you leave the desires and unprofitable aspects of a consciousness determined on short term gratification?  Did you stack up and push away the service of things and the idolization of material gain or fame garnered?  Have you become that person God intended through rebirth or are you still reluctant to step through the sliding door to the rail car toward a new future?  To reach new lands you must let go of the ropes lashing your vessel to shore.

How distant are your memories?  Do they wake you nightly, reminding, pestering , pulling you toward a determined destination or do you slumber restfully contemplating lands yet reached and places unknown?  What is the level of your hope?  Are you filled with expectation, that joyous perspective of children, joyfully awaiting what God brings next?  When you discuss your life with friends, family or even acquaintances do you find that you concentrate on historical episodes of conquest and glory or is your speech about now or future events?  If there is any control that we may exercise over our own destiny don’t you believe that the time to utilize that authority would be right now?  Your choice, remain powerless in the past or embrace the promise of a powerful present/future.

What then of the Spirit’s evident indwelling?  Do you clearly see his characteristics reflected in your daily action, your thoughts, relationships and prayers?  Are you patient, peaceful, kind, gentle, etc… do you suffer the mistakes of other human offering forgiveness without recrimination?  Does it hurt when you behave poorly bringing you to your knees in repentance for the offenses to God and others?  How is your heart remade, to look as God’s in reflection or are you the “same ol’ same ol”?  Doesn’t rebirth portend a different opportunity, a chance to live another life.  Wouldn’t we all appreciate that opportunity?  Would we waste that chance by remaining restrained by the unpleasant or under performing aspects of our reluctant past?  Have we become or are we becoming someone different through Christ?  Don’t you want to.  Try it today.  Be that man or woman God is calling you to be.  In Jesus’ Awesome name.