Every year, we strive to be better than the year before. You see people making resolutions to confirm their choices and vowing to start eating better, working out, managing their money, and so on. Yay for them—it is good to have hope.
“We were saved to have this hope. If we can see what we are waiting for, that is not really hope. People don’t hope for something they already have. But we are hoping for something we don’t have yet, and we are waiting for it patiently. Also, the Spirit helps us. We are very weak, but the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We don’t know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit himself speaks to God for us. He begs God for us, speaking to him with feelings too deep for words.”
[Romans 8:24-26 ERV](https://bible.com/bible/406/rom.8.26.ERV)
For me, I think I’m going to take a few minutes to reflect on the past year, examine my heart and my actions to see where I could have done better, and then make changes in my life. I’ve done the “new year, new me” theme one too many times, and now I need to make some real changes.
“Lord, you have tested me, so you know all about me. You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts from far away. You know where I go and where I lie down. You know everything I do. Lord, you know what I want to say, even before the words leave my mouth. You are all around me—in front of me and behind me. I feel your hand on my shoulder. I am amazed at what you know; it is too much for me to understand. Your Spirit is everywhere I go. I cannot escape your presence.”
[Psalms 139:1-7 ERV](https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.139.1-7.ERV)
“God, examine me and know my mind. Test me and know all my worries. Make sure that I am not going the wrong way. Lead me on the path that has always been right.”
[Psalms 139:23-24 ERV](https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.139.23-24.ERV)
In 2025, I want to appreciate all the things the Lord has done in my life—how HE has kept me, how HE has held my mouth, how HE has stayed my hand, and regulated my mind. I want to concentrate on those things. I’m tired of getting lost in my own mind and trying to figure things out on my own. My faith is big enough to believe God for my future.
“Brothers and sisters, continue to think about what is good and worthy of praise. Think about what is true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected. And do what you learned and received from me—what I told you and what you saw me do. And the God who gives peace will be with you.”
[Philippians 4:8-9 ERV](https://bible.com/bible/406/php.4.8-9.ERV)
Happy New Year
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