Today is the first day of the rest of my life

I just got back from walking my dogs and I was looking at the sunrise and remembered what a former pastor of mine used to say alot. "Today is the first day of the rest of your life!" It takes me back to a simpler time in my life when my relationship with God was new. I was so excited about being a born again believer. I took everything at face value, if the Bible said, then that was all there was to it. Well... you know that is still true. It's easy as we get a little more "experienced" to start getting away from the basic principles of faith. It is my desire to not let that happen. The great thing about God is that He is the God of second, third, fourth, fifth ..... chances. The fact of the matter is, God is the God of ten thounsanth chances. I have two dogs. One is five years old (Scooter) and the other is two years old (Rocky). Rocky is the puppy but, he is almost twice the size of Scooter. He chases Scooter around the house all the time. When Scooter has had enough you hear this stampede coming through the house and here comes Scooter with Rocky right on his tail. Scooter comes and jumps into my lap for protection. We have the opportunity to do the same thing every day. When life is on my tail and about to overtake me, I run to God as fast as my legs will carry me! Our nature is to run the other way because maybe we missed it and feel ashamed. My two dogs trust me implicitly. They know that I will always take care of them regardless. I take them for walks and by the time we get back, I am carrying one in each arm. They know that if it gets too cold along the way, I will look after them. God is sitting on the edge of His throne just waiting for the chance for us to run to Him. He is not mad at us. The battle is over. Jesus paid the price over 2,000 years ago.

Philippians 3:13-14 (KJV)
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.