The beauty of new beginnings

I haven’t heard very many people say they’re sad to see 2020 go. It’s been a trying year for many of us. In this uncertain time in history, I think of the hope found in Isaiah 43:19:

“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

2020 was a wilderness. It was dry, discouraging and weary. But guess what? We made it through. OK, maybe just barely, but we did! We still have breath in our lungs. We still have a purpose on this earth. We’ve seen just how much we can survive when we come together. We’ve realized what matters most.

I’m asking God to provide rivers in the desert for 2021. I don’t have to sit in my flesh and fear the future, but I can look ahead in confidence toward what God can do in and through us while facing the unknown. Maybe you’re praying for the exact thing.

Truth is, God is doing a new thing if we take notice. He’s making a way for us in this coming year. He desires we draw closer to him and seek his will for our future. He wants us to look for the signs of his coming and live with an eternal perspective.

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