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b'Some people might describe me as a goal-oriented list maker. And they would\\nbe right. So, it\\u2019s no surprise that I start a new year (sometimes the new\\ncalendar year in January, sometimes the new school year in the fall) with\\njournal and pen in hand, writing out goals I want to accomplish. One New\\nYear\\u2019s Eve, I sat thinking about hopes and dreams for the upcoming new\\nyear. But I had one thought I just couldn\\u2019t shake.\\n.\\nGazing at a fresh page in the calendar, I fretted about the ways I would\\ninevitably mess up the new year. It hadn\\u2019t even arrived yet, and already\\nI\\u2019d begun to regret and even fear the sins I would certainly commit. I\\nbecame bogged down, knowing I would spoil the new year in no time.\\n.\\nBut for those of us who have entered a relationship with God through Jesus,\\nbelieving in His death and resurrection and trusting Him to forgive our\\nsins and provide new life, we can choose something better\\u2014better than\\nliving in regret over the past or in fear about ruining the future. We can\\nlive in freedom, resting in His sure love for us.\\n.\\nWill we sin in the new year? Of course, and the Lord already knows this. He\\nis not caught off guard by our failures, and He has already secured our\\nforgiveness inJesus\\u2014forgiveness for our sins in the past, present, and\\nfuture. The Lord extends compassion to us, separating us from our sins so\\nthat we are never joined with them again. So, we can hope, dream, and plan\\nfor each new year, knowing that our compassionate Heavenly Father does not\\ntreat us as our sins deserve\\u2014even the ones still in our future. \\u2022 Allison\\nWilson Lee\\n.\\n\\u2022 If we know Jesus, we can be free from the fear of failure because His\\nlove and forgiveness don\\u2019t change, even when we fail. How can resting in\\nthese truths give us hope as we look forward to the future?\\n.\\n\\u2022 Whenever we sin (by doing or thinking anything that goes against God) He\\ncalls us to confess and repent, turning away from our sin and back toward\\nHim. Are there any sins on your mind that you can confess and repent from?\\nConsider taking a moment to come to God in prayer, resting in His sure love\\nand forgiveness.\\n.\\nHe has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. Psalm\\n103:12 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.103.8-Ps.103.14'