{"id":56,"date":"2014-01-04T04:38:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T10:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=56"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:33:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:33:09","slug":"pushing-the-reset-button-donuts-and-do-overs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2014\/01\/04\/pushing-the-reset-button-donuts-and-do-overs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing the RESET button&#8211;Donuts and Do-Overs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/donuts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-60 aligncenter\" alt=\"God's grace\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/donuts.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of my happiest childhood memories started out poorly. I was 6 years old on Saturday morning. My two siblings and I were already squabbling. After several minutes of screaming (and crabby parents) my mom made a dramatic announcement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all listen up. We are all going to start our day over. Everyone go back to bed and stay there. In a few minutes I will let you know when it\u2019s time to get up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our arguments gave way to giggles as we climbed back beneath the sheets, curious at this unexpected turn of events. Sure enough, after a little while she called down the hall \u201cTime to get up! breakfast!\u201d We jumped out of bed, and bounded into the kitchen to discover my dad had snuck out and gotten donuts &#8212; a rare treat in our house back then.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out to be a great day.<\/p>\n<p>Many years later I still remember the rush of excitement, the dramatic shift of mood that morning &#8212; the power of choosing to starting over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The power of starting over&#8212;a picture of God\u2019s grace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every day God invites us to a \u201cdo-over,\u201d to get our day going with the joy of a fresh start. He doesn\u2019t want us to rehash old problems and issues. He wants us to let them go, just as He has let them go for us.<\/p>\n<p>We never have to\u00a0be stuck in our old habits of condemnation, defeat, worry, addiction, unforgiveness, perfectionism, or people-pleasing. God does not want us to be. That is why He came: to set us free.<\/p>\n<p>I have to admit, it is hard for me, a recovering perfectionist, to push the RESET button of God\u2019s grace every day. I want to get it right. Do it myself. Without Him. I have to remind myself that \u201cgetting it right\u201d can only happen WITH Him &#8212; if I get it right in His timing, His power, with His presence. Receiving His grace, starting fresh, requires that I acknowledge to myself and to God that I need Him. Every day. Throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>God&#8217;s Grace is the RESET button that releases us from condemnation and frees us to truly live in joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As this new year begins, resolve to push the RESET button early and often.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:1-2 NASB<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>This is the day that the lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:34 ESV<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cDo not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> \u201cBehold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it?<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-20 NASB<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>We would love to hear from you:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Do you have a \u201cdo-over\u201d story?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 What helps you remember to push the reset button?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Share your ideas\/pictures\/stories!<br \/>\no email<br \/>\no facebook<br \/>\no twitter<br \/>\no pinterest<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/043.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61\" class=\" wp-image-61   \" alt=\"My reminder to push the reset button!\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/043-300x225.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My reminder to push the reset button!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my happiest childhood memories started out poorly. 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