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2012 has ushered itself right in, I suppose there was no stopping it. I sit and reflect on the year just lived and wonder about the days ahead.
New years bring change – that is always the case. What I wonder isn’t so much what will come, but how will I respond to what lies ahead?
Christmas was nice – really nice – here at my house. It wasn’t the stuff and the things and decorations that made it so. Because stuff, things, and decorations were minimal this year. The pace, the family, the friends – I enjoyed all of it. I slowed myself down and I soaked it in.
And the New Year has started off just right. Going to church on the first day of the year, it was perfect. To worship the One who knows what this year holds, to set my heart and mind on the One who has a plan, it was exactly what my heart needed at the very start of a fresh new year.
When I say Christmas was nice and the New Year just right I don’t mean easy. There has been hard stuff for this mama heart of mine to endure. But the truth is God. He is right there with me in the very midst of it all. He isn’t distant and watching me from far off. He is walking this very path right along with me and I’ve got a promise – He will never leave me or forsake me.
As I look back over 2011 it is that very promise that has been made so real to me this year. And that is full of hope, that is nice and just right.
I’m not bounding into 2012 feverishly. I’m being slow and thoughtful, pondering the One who is the hope giver. I’m seeking the One who holds the entire year, all of its days and every-single-minute. Not always easy, but always good.
Tell me friend, how is your New Year starting out?
5 comments:
Well girl, I was full of excitement and anticipation until I ended up sick. This is the first I've been out of bed in days. So tomorrow - I'm hoping to put those 2012 running shoes on and get going. Blessings!
Hi Jamie. :) This has been a unique season. The new year seems like a blank canvas and I'm just trusting God to show me every step of the way. I think that, much like you, this is going to be a year of trusting God all the way through, with every step.
Thanks for sharing about your Christmas and New Years with us.
-Blessings, Monique
I love what you said about God not being distant and watching from afar...sometimes, it does seem that way. But, thankfully, I know He is right here - in the now, in my moment.
Glad to know the same God who carried me through 2011 continues in 2012..He hasn't missed a step with me. I just need to acknowledge and praise Him for it...great post. Blessings
I am trying to find Joy in the new year and leave the sadness of Christmas past behind. God has given me some insight in how to do that this year and I am very thankful. Thank you for the reminder of who the year belongs to.
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