As we close out 2019, I want to stir your faith to believe for the impossible in 2020. Your year may not have gone as planned; you may have experienced great upheaval, relationship or financial difficulties or health issues that broadsided you. For me and my family, it has been a year of many changes — big changes.
Big Sweet Pea left for college, Hubby and I both got new jobs, Little Sweet Pea tried her hand at switching from western riding to English riding/jumping (which was a big deal in our house!) and I wrote a book which is being published as we speak. Those are just the highlight reels.
I didn't mention the tears I cried when my big girl left home, the challenge of supporting my husband in a job that stretched him (I'll add that he's handled it like a champ), the inward struggle of stepping away from a lifelong dream and the growth curve I've been on in publishing my first book. These kinds of news stories don't make the front page but they are my reality.
What did 2019 represent to you? Maybe it was good, maybe it was great or maybe it was just plain ugly. Regardless of what it was, the good news is that we can close Chapter 2019 in our Life Book and begin with a fresh, blank slate and turn the page to Chapter 2020. This New Year poses a whole lot of promise.
I like the fact that God gives us many chances to start over. I also love that He has given us so many great and precious promises to stand on as we write our own story of our life. What I am sensing for this coming year is that we need to draw nearer to His side and put our ear to His heart and listen closely for His leading each day. Even in these days of global upheaval, we can be at peace. Jesus said, "I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
As I ponder the lives of those in the Word of God who overcame huge odds in order to follow God's plan for their lives, there is one common thread in every one of them. They had faith. They had eyes to see beyond their natural circumstances and trust in their Big God. They based their lives on what He said to them and trusted Him to "complete the work He began in them." Hebrews 6:12 says, "...to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised."
My prayer for every one of you who are reading this column today, is that you will know God has a wonderful plan for your life, that He will never leave you nor forsake you and that He will always see you through! Develop eyes of faith to see the impossible come to pass in your life. "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." Hebrews 11:6
God not only knows your highlight reels, He sees and knows what you are walking through every day. Twenty-twenty is a fresh new chapter. Turn the page and believe for the impossible. May 2020 be your year of turnaround full of His love, peace and joy as you trust Him. Happy New Year!
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