Happy New Year!! It’s a blessing to see the start of a new year. Many people didn’t make it through 2024. I find myself reflecting on memories of loved ones who are no longer here, having passed before 2024. A new year often stirs memories and reflections we can’t stop from entering our minds and hearts. I truly miss and love these individuals. Their impact on my life is a reminder that I am here to live fully, regardless of what happened in 2024.
There were things in 2024 that didn’t go “my way.” Some prayers went unanswered, and others I’m still waiting on. I won’t stop praying because I trust God knows what He’s doing. I can’t deny that parts of my hope in 2024 were shaken, but I’m learning and growing, even if it’s with mustard-seed-sized hope and faith. Some days, that was all I had. This was difficult because my word for 2024 was hope, and on some days, I couldn’t find it. What did that truly mean? Was I as faith-filled as I thought? In the end, I realized I’m only human! I was feeling human emotions with human reactions.
I was weary and doubtful. On other days, I was hopeful and faith-filled. The emotions kept coming and going, and God kept me. He knows what I was going through and He knew what I needed to grow and to trust Him even with mustard-seed-sized faith. I have to admit, even now in some areas, that’s the faith I have. It’s like the old saying, “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” That’s where I’ve been and sometimes where I am. AND God knows this!
My husband, family, and dear friends continue to remind me to “trust God.” Their heartfelt words, texts, and messages come at the right time. These words and reminders get me to the next moment of belief and trust. I need them.
In the last few months of 2024, God consistently revealed my word for 2025 to me: TRUST. It kept coming up in so many ways I cannot count.
Trust, according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, is: “To rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of; to place confidence in: rely on; to hope or expect confidently.” I must do this with God and His promises. Yet, the human part of me needs the reminders!
With this being the case, one of the first scriptures I learned and kept near is my Anchor Verse for 2025: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” –Proverbs 3:5 NLT
At the recent Woman Evolve conference, the emphasis was on Surrender. I will need to fully surrender to God and to trust Him at the same time. God knows what 2025 will bring for me to do both. I not only have His track record and faithfulness in 2024 as my foundation, but what He’s done in my life as well!
2025 here we go! God isn’t finished with me yet.
Until next time,
Blessings,
© Lisi P, 2025
