Another new year is upon us. I can’t remember another new year in my life that has had so much uncertainty ahead as this one. The new year may be a challenging one for us all.
Of course, we never know what we will face in the future. Nothing is a guarantee. We all have our plans and expectations, but each year also brings it shares of surprises and things that totally take the wind out of us.
The return of Donald Trump as president also brings much apprehension with the divisiveness that follows him. I fear that we are in for some rough months ahead with him as the leader of our country. Regardless on which side you are on, you have to feel uncertain as to what will happen.
For me I trust in God for what’s ahead. I pray that prayer often. Trusting in God means placing faith in God’s plan for us and believing that He has prepared the way before us. He will guide us through whatever comes even when we don’t understand or see the entire picture. Trusting in God with the future doesn’t mean we will not experience pain or utter disappointment. If you are like me, you don’t want to experience the pain that is coming. I would like to bypass that part.
As a planner, I like everything to be organized and planned out, but this year is looking like it will be a year of walking blindly ahead. I will be honest that I don’t like it, and it scares me, but I believe that all things will work together for the future even if there are mistakes made along the way.
The new year is going to be a leap of faith. I like the lyrics in Steven Curtis Chapman’s song “Remember to Remember” where it says:
And now I'm looking out at the road that's waiting
But my eyes can only see so far out ahead of me
As sure as the sun will shine there'll be more mountains I will climb
And more deep dark shadowlands where desperate faith is all I have
Until I'm home, I'm resting all my hope and trust
In the only One whose name is: God with us
The year 2025 is ahead of us now. Even if we have uncertainty about it, we can't live the entire year at once, we can only live it one day at a time. Each day is a step of faith and trusting God to help us with what we face. I have recently started directing my thoughts that I can only do what I know, I can't do anything about what I don't know.
And now I'm looking out at the road that's waiting
But my eyes can only see so far out ahead of me
As sure as the sun will shine there'll be more mountains I will climb
And more deep dark shadowlands where desperate faith is all I have
Until I'm home, I'm resting all my hope and trust
In the only One whose name is: God with us
The year 2025 is ahead of us now. Even if we have uncertainty about it, we can't live the entire year at once, we can only live it one day at a time. Each day is a step of faith and trusting God to help us with what we face. I have recently started directing my thoughts that I can only do what I know, I can't do anything about what I don't know.
