IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO START AGAIN!

Job 17:10-11 GW 

"But now, all of you, come and try again! I won’t find one wise man among you.  My days are passing by. My plans are broken. My dreams are shattered."[10]

 

Life may require us to start again—and it’s never too late to start over. One of life’s certainties is that everyone will experience failure at something at some point. Life is never an unbroken series of victories. Setbacks, losses, and sometimes defeat will happen and may overwhelm us.

Defeat may be thrust upon us by circumstance or by others, or we may defeat ourselves by our own thoughts and actions. When this happens, some give up, some persist until they succeed, and others are willing to start over again.

Luke 7:11-15 gives the account of the widow of Nain, on her way to bury her only son, crying, distraught after losing another close family member. On the way, Jesus saw her, had compassion, and acted. 

The woman must have thought, "Is He kidding? Does He know what I've been through?" But then, Jesus touched the open coffin and raised her son. Imagine what she felt when her son was restored—probably the same feeling Mary and Martha had when their brother Lazarus came out of his tomb in John 11:38-44.

Clearly, with God, it is never too late! 

It wasn't too late for the thief on the cross in Luke 23:43 either.

It's never too late to start with God! 

Never doubt that God sees your pain. His love for us compels Him to act. It may not happen in our timetable, but because God sees our pain, He will intervene at the right time and make all things beautiful in His time.

Sometimes, we need painful experiences to make us change our ways, according to Proverbs 20:30. So, let go of regrets—and start again.

Regret doesn’t change anything! It only keeps us focused on the past. Regret is like staring in the rear-view mirror while driving down a winding road. It's a sure way to crash—if we’re always looking backward, we miss the opportunities ahead to help us start over again.

Everything starts with a dream, a concept, and then execution. Don’t give up on your dreams or ideas just yet! 

Whatever your dream or idea is, you can start over again.

Is it about your spiritual walk? Start again! 

Wishing to be debt-free? Start again! 

Redemption of time and relationships? Start again!

You may feel too old, too late, or too much of a failure to succeed, so you choose to give up instead of starting over. But Proverbs 4:7 says you’ll get the wisdom you need to start again because God hasn’t given up on you.

Abraham started over several times in different places until he settled in Canaan in Genesis 11–12. 

Moses started again in Midian in Exodus 2:11–15. 

When God puts a dream in our hearts, He’ll show us the steps to make that dream a reality. 

How about Job? He lost everything, but grace allowed him to start again.

If we ask God to give us new dreams, visions, direction, strength, wisdom, and grace to start over, He will. It’s never too late—don’t stop yourself from beginning again.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS 

- Have you ever had to start something again after it failed? How did this decision shape your life? 

- Is regret holding you back, or is faith propelling you forward? 

- When in your life did starting over lead to breakthrough, and what helped you succeed? 

- What will you do differently as you start again today, seeking God’s help?

PRAYER: Lord God, thank You for the assurance that nothing is ever too late with You. Help me not to give up, but to start again with Your help, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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