New Year's Prayer

May 2012 find you walking more intimately with Jesus.  May it be a year of surrender, trust, belief and faith.  That will assure the most blessed days you will ever walk this side of heaven.

Today’s Facebook posting just seemed to pop out of nowhere.  When I really read what I wrote, I was shocked by the simple truth of the statement. 

Yesterday, having been a very difficult day, was the opposite of that goal.  I wasn’t surrendered to the will of Jesus.  I had no trust, believed that there was no hope, and my faith was hanging by a thread.  All very bad choices on my part!

But, God is so faithful, even when I am not!  In the midst of my anguish, I had prayer, and lots of it.  He heard every sobbing cry of desperation and rode in to save the day.  In less than 24 hours, there was healing and restoration in a way I could never have imagined!

This is but one of many examples of my forgetfulness of the bigness of God.  Why can’t I remember that He always takes care of me and eliminate the hours/days/weeks of worry?  He has always proven Himself faithful.  His ways (though not always my ways) have brought change and hope to situations that seemed impossible.

So in the stillness of this New Year’s Eve morning, I reflect on the outgoing of 2011 and the start of something new.  2012 may well have difficulties--but, if I could only get my mind grounded on the Truth of God’s promises, then I wouldn’t be shaken by any of it.  If my focus is on the face of Jesus, I won’t stress about the world around me.

So my payer for you, and for me, as we cross this calendar page is this:

May the God of hope fill you will all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13) Lord, may you keep our minds steady upon you.  May our gaze be always into your eyes, believing, trusting and surrendered to the reality of your faithfulness.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen