Prayer Blog - The New Year

Oh, where oh where did the year 2017 go? It's hard to believe that we've all lived through another year on this earth, we've all come through another 365 days and are ready for another year to begin. No matter how your year went, whether it was a good one or bad, I want you to look back upon it one more time before we face 2018.

What was the best part of the year - maybe when you finished school and graduated, or maybe you finally paid off you house loan. Maybe the best part was that special moment when you drove your new car for the first time, or maybe when you found that your family of two was about to turn into three. I'm sure there were many wonderful and happy moments; I'm sure that the memories of them will stay in your mind for a long time.

But, of course, there were sad times too. Times when you wished that the year would just end so that you could move on to next year, and you just wanted to start over. Maybe your pet died or maybe a very good friend or family member. Perhaps money was tight and you struggled to make ends meet. Maybe things just didn't go as you had planned and no matter how hard you tried you just couldn't dig yourself out of the hole you seemed to have fallen into.

And, true, every minute of every day is filled with ups and downs, and no year is ever the same as the last. But, no matter how good or bad things get, there is always hope, because you are never alone. God is always with you, year in and year out, through every trial and joy and in every season of life. You never need to be afraid because God will be there to walk with you in hard times and carry you when you can't go any further. The Bible says, "He will not leave you or forsake you," and those are words you can trust.

Prayer:
Dear God,
We pray that you will be with us in the new year, that you will enable us to enter it gracefully and without fear. We pray that you will help us trust you this year and give you all the glory that you are due, in every moment of every day. No matter the problem, let us give you all that we have this year. Never let us forget that we owe you everything and that we are never complete without giving you all we can. To you be the glory in this coming year.


Thank you to all my loyal readers for a wonderful year in which you've shown me a lot of support. I hope you have enjoyed what 2017 brought you on this blog and I hope you will continue to read it in 2018. Have a wonderful new year and a blessed year in general. 
                                                                                                                            - Your Author