Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Hal Borland (An American writer, journalist and naturalist)

We frequently come in contact with new things in our lives. It might be a new friend, a new house, a new car, new clothes, new movies and many other things. Sometimes they are significant but more often, they are a blip in the information that enters (and sometimes exits) our mind every day.

In Hal Borland’s quote, he tells us that our lives are just a continuation of the day before, but we are constantly gathering new information to help us navigate each day. Whether we use that information, old or new, it is up to us.

One thing we know for certain is God is a God of new beginnings. He gives us a new day every day where we can wake up and know with confidence that He will be there to help us. He gives us a new year every year to continue our lives with Him as our light to guide us. Each new day and each new year begin with His mercy and grace and each new day and new year, that mercy and grace start over.

His unconditional love shines brightly and we know His love is a constant. God is the same God yesterday, today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)

As we begin a new year, because of the above scripture, we know with conviction that God will never forsake us. Knowing this information should help us enter every day and every year with a sense of peace. May God give us all strength, confidence and good will in our hearts as we enter each new day and year. Thanks be to God!

Patty