THOUGHTS AS I VENTURE INTO A NEW YEAR

 And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year,

"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown."

And he replied: 

"Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God.

That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."

(From God Knows by Minnie Louise Haskins)

 

Although there was much to be grateful for, 2024 (from my perspective) did not end on a very good note. It was actually quite bewildering.

 

As I tried to make sense of it all, Lisa Anne Tindal's blog post, The Driver, spoke to my heart. Her words were so timely. Over and over they played in my mind as I stood at the gate leading to 2025, preparing to board a train headed for an unknown destination, and pondering what might lay ahead: "God is driving the train. Only He knows where it will go. We are just riding."

Unlike other years, there were no expectations, no resolutions, no plans to try and turn things around and happen the way I wanted them to. Just an openness to whatever God has in store. Thy will, not mine be done. 

I may not know where this ride will take me or what this journey into the new year will bring, but I choose to sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. I choose to put all my hope and trust in Him to guide and uphold me along the way, knowing that He is in control and sees the whole picture, which I do not.