S T A R T O V E R

When you've trusted Jesus and walked his way
When you've felt his hand lead you day by day
But your steps now take you another way,
start over.

When you've made your plans and they've gone awry
When you've tried your best and there's no more try
When you've failed yourself and you don't know why,
start over.

When you've told your friends what you plan to do
When you've trusted them and they didn't come through
And now you're all alone and it's up to you,
start over.

When you've failed your kids and they're grown and gone
When you've done your best but it's turned out wrong
And now your grandchildren have come along,
start over.

When you've prayed to God so you'll know his will
When you've prayed and prayed and you don't know still
When you want to stop cause you've had your fill,
start over.

When you think you're finished and want to quit
When you've bottomed out in life's deepest pit
When you've tried and tried to get out of it,
start over.

When the year has been long and successes few
When December comes and you're feeling blue
God gives a January just for you,
start over.

Starting over means "Victories Won"
Starting over means "A Race Well Run"
Starting over means "The Lords' Will Done"
We need not just sit there ... START OVER.

When we're in a crisis situation, it's easy for us to panic. We can
believe that our situation is horrible, terrible, or any number of
other hopeless adjectives. If there's no hope, then we can easily
give up.

Sometimes we can change things to eliminate or at least decrease the
severity of our crisis. We might make a commitment to work on our
marriage. We might seek help for our drinking problem or other
addiction. We can seek treatment for a disease and trust in our
doctor. We might become part of a support group made up of those
with a similar problem. We might share our experience, strength and
hope with others in similar situations.

The first step in dealing with a crisis is knowing that others have
faced similar situations in the past. We can rely on their
experience. We can begin to break the problem down into parts. We
can begin to accept the things we cannot change. We can begin to
busy ourselves with the things we can.