Starting a new year is like starting a new adventure. You're never quite sure where you'll end up or what you may encounter along the way. You just have to step out in faith and trust God to lead the way.
It's like Abraham's journey to the Promised Land. God told him to leave his country, his family and his father's home to go to a land that He would show him. Abraham was 75 when he started his journey. It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going. By faith, he lived as a foreigner in the country that God had promised him.
The key to Abraham's success was faith. He trusted God to keep his promise. Though Abraham was old, the Bible says, "from this one man came as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, as many as the numberless grains of sand on the seashore."
The key to our success is faith, too. If we put our trust in God, He will take us to where we need to be. We may hit some road bumps along the way but keep going. God will take you through the hard times and carry you safely to the other side... even if He has to part the waters!
My advice to you as we start the new year is DON'T GIVE UP. Put your faith in God and watch what He'll do in your life this year.
