Racing With Jesus Ministries has been the Racer’s Church since 1980, ministering directly to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the Whelen Modified Tour, including pre-race pitside Victory Chapel services. We also serve weekly drivers with local Track Chaplains all across America and reach thousands of people each week with our published Bible teachings.

We pray with teams, drivers and officials, hold a pre race chapel service and provide a way for those in the racing community to find a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

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Happy New Year!

It seems like just a short time ago we were concerned with Y2K. Some were so concerned they created hysteria and stockpiled basic necessities waiting for the world to collapse. It didn’t happen. Now ten years later we sit and wonder what tomorrow holds for us. Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

New Year’s resolutions have been the butt of many a jokes throughout the years. It seems we have difficulty keeping them. So much so we have been known to have contests about how long we will go before we fail. Our resolutions are well intended enough but we just don’t seen to have what it takes to follow through. Maybe we need to be visited by a few ghosts before we are sufficiently motivated to change?

Charles Dickens wrote a story about a man given a second chance to get things right, “A Christmas Carol”. This story is credited with returning Christmas to a holiday of merriment and festivity. Have we failed to see the blessing of Christmas? Have we failed to see the chance we have to begin again?

Scrooge awoke from his nightmare to find out he hadn’t missed Christmas after all. He had a chance to begin again, to change the way others perceived him and use the life that he was given to make a difference in the lives of others. Follow along the words to his song.

I'll begin again, I will build my life
I will live to know, I fulfilled my life
I'll begin today, Throw away the past
And the future I build, Will be something that will last
I will take the time, That I have left to live
And I'll give it all, That I have left to give
I will live my days, For my fellow men
I will start anew, I will make amends
And I will make quite certain, That the story ends
On a note of hope, On a strong amen
And I'll thank the world, And remember when
I was able to begin again.

Are you ready to begin again? Are you ready to leave yesterday behind and focus on living today? Dickens’s story is biblically based. Paul helps us see the same point. Listen to Paul’s words

Philippians 3:13-14; Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

He tells us two important things about beginning again. First, forget the past. What happened yesterday is done. No matter how hard we try we cannot change it. Don’t get caught up trying to change things you cannot change. Ask for forgiveness and move forward. Commit to do things in a way that honors God.

Second, persevere. Don’t let yourself get caught up in self pity. Don’t let yourself get caught in the trap of holding grudges against other. You only imprison yourself. Instead forgive and forget, move on and make every effort to let Christ reign in your life.

Make every effort to live life focused on the circumstances at hand. Do not look behind, but persevere through the challenges of today. If you make a mistake, ask for forgiveness, learn from your mistake and move on. Your eternity is secure in that Christ gave his life for you. Press on toward that goal.

I hope your new year brings you the opportunity to put the things of the past behind you. I hope it gives you the opportunity to begin again, to live a life blessed by our Lord and Savior. God Bless, Rev. Don