2019 is literally just around the corner and with as much hype as we place on the new year celebration I , too, look forward to it because the new year, in a way, brings a new set of changes, challenges, and simply a desire for some things to be different. For many, this is “the year” that things happen—whether good, bad, or uncertain. But as I think about it, I think that at times we plan for hope in the new year more than we desire for the hope that we have in the gospel; that the new year is going to bring an opportunity that God may not be able to deliver.

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t make goals or turn it up to 11 in 2019. I am, however, saying that our desire for these things should be first rooted in what God is doing in you, for your good, and His glory. There is something amazingly comforting about the holiness of God; that His actions are free from corruption, impurity, and failure which means that we can totally, utterly, and freely trust Him, worship Him, and rest in Him.

As 2019 arrives, I hope that you write your goals down. I hope that you think deeply about some of the changes you’re looking to make and that they turn out well for you in the coming year, but more importantly I hope that this new year will be a year for you that is rooted in what matters most: that God is and will always be constant and faithful.

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