Grace is what I’m wishing for with this upcoming year.
I always set goals for the New Year, but I hold onto them lightly now.
Too many disappointments, and life going in a completely different direction than I thought it would, derailing goals and resolutions.
Then I started having New Year’s “hopes”. That’s not bad, but again, too many disappointments.
Now I finally see it’s all about grace. That’s what I’m praying for, and that’s all I need.
So much can happen in a year—mountain top experiences with so much joy, and then dark valleys filled with so much sorrow.
But God’s grace is always there. Gods overwhelming goodness in the good times and the not so good times.
His grace is abundant and overflows all through the year. Can you look back and see it? Do you wonder how you got through some of it? That’s grace.
So maybe this upcoming year, we will tiptoe into it with a bit of trepidation, wondering what it’s going to be like, but we can be steadfast in knowing God’s grace will cover it all.
So let’s make some plans, and yes, have some dreams for this new year, but let it all be covered in grace. Knowing that God has us, and loves us.
When the times are good, we will bask in it and treasure every moment, and when they are hard, we will rest in the one who holds us close and strengthens us for the next day.
Here’s to a grace-filled New Year. May it overflow into every area of your life, filling you with peace every single day.
Until next time,
~pat
