Are you ready to slam the door to 2020 and have a fresh start to a new year? I’m with you on that! Dear brothers and sisters, we made it this far! We’ve come this far by faith... leaning on the Lord. It has been an intense year. A hard year. A long year. An unusual year. Yet, as we say good-bye to the old, I want to acknowledge that God has been good through it all. His faithfulness has been sure. The sun keeps rising and setting, showing forth His mercies every morning.
As I wrote my personal Christmas Letter: “2020 A Year in Review,” I realized many great things happened this year! My nephew got engaged! Big Sweet Pea and I knocked out a long list of to-dos. Hubby completed a few big projects; he built an arena fence sporting a beautiful round pen and three overhead gates, restored a three horse slant trailer and dug a dugout. Although we had a few hardships like when he cut the end off one of his fingers in early spring and having our water source for our horses dry up, God has been faithful through it all.
As we step over the threshold of a new year of opportunity, it is important that we let go of the “stuff” we may have gathered from 2020; trauma, fear, and uncertainties may have latched onto our lives. God is not only our friend, our Saviour and our redeemer, He is our deliverer. Let’s get those weights broken and brushed off in order for us to run ahead with nothing holding us back from embracing the new. “...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.” (Philippians 3:13b,14)
Let’s pray: “Father God, I pray that each one reading this column would have a supernatural release of the tensions, the fear, the depression, the trauma, the worry, the stress and whatever else is burdening them. May it be broken off their lives in Jesus’ name! Amen.” Take a big deep breath, releasing that baggage and receive His ministry of love, joy and peace. Sit in His presence for a few minutes.
I hear God saying to you... “I am blowing fresh wind over you as you move into 2021. I’m blowing a fresh wind of the Spirit... This fresh wind will give you the wind in your sails that you will need in this New Year. You will discover more of Me! My love, My provision, My nearness, and My joy. May you move forward with great focus, wisdom, and purpose. Finish strong, dear ones! How you go out is how you’ll go in. Leave this year standing strong in My faithfulness. My promises are yes and amen! You can take them to the bank! You can take them into the next year.”
I hear Him saying, “I am proud of you for how you have walked through this uncertain year. You have found ways to grow. You’ve taken steps to make time to be with Me; to stop and recognize My peace in the storm. Well done, dear one.”
Our Deliverer, Our Hope, Our Savior urges us to walk over the threshold into 2021 with His boldness, His confidence and His strength! May this be your promise today: “You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.” (Psalm 65:11)
God Bless you, dear readers! Finish strong!
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