2021…
Well.
So far 2021 looks nothing like I expected it too.
There has been some good things, don't get me wrong. I continue to be shown that He is faithful. That He is listening. That He is ever near. I will never discount the goodness of God.
I am still processing my hopes and dreams for this year. Making tangible timelines and plans. Trying to be mindful of His will and what that looks like for this year.
I have truly learned to be okay with not knowing EVERYTHING on January 1, but thankful for consistency, showing up for myself and knowing that things may sometimes come more in His timing. In this, I need to be seeking, reading, praying and trusting.
The world outside these four walls has so much uncertainty. My heart grieves for so much. There is so much discord. Unwillingness to listen. And hurt. Deep, genuine, painful hurt. So much of our world is lost, looking for hope in all the wrong things and struggling to grasp on to anything that is tangible. It is my prayer that I would be a light. Be a safe place and honor the hurts and sufferings of others, even if I don't agree, pain is pain and people deserve to be heard. That is something I struggle with. We should be willing to listen. To try to understand and to find ways to have common ground. The world wants us divided, angry and dismissing each other.
People need Him now more than ever. People need true hope, true peace and something to look to that is more than the world can offer. What the world offers isn't eternal, is so temporary and most of the time holds no symbolist of truth.
The weight of the things happening outside your four walls I know are heavy. The things you may be dealing with in your own four walls may even be heavier. It may feel like it is all closing in. For that I hurt for you. For that is something I understand. For that, I pray that in the middle of it all, you pick up His truth and find the peace that comes from Him and the hope that is found when you truly trust Jesus.
He can renew Your spirit. He can bring you a peace that passes all understanding. He can give you a hope like you have never known. He can be the light that pierces all of the darkness. Most of all, He can give you what nothing else can. Freedom from death. Freedom from the things that hold you in your past. Freedom from the bondage that keeps you from fully becoming who He has created you to be. He is Savior. He is King. He is the First and the Last. He is Comforter He is Peace.
