We spend the month of December preparing for one day that comes and goes like a vapor. As a young girl, the anticipation of Christmas was my favorite part of the year. Now, as a nearly forty-year-old mom of three, the expected holly jolly and merriment of the season can feel forced. I long for heaven and a day when there will be no more tears, grief, or pain. After all of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, the new year can feel like a breath of fresh air.
Christ’s first coming brought hope and joy into a world that waited for and anticipated the arrival of the Messiah. First Thessalonians 4:16–17 tells us Jesus will come again: “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are still alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”
As adults, the weight of this season feels heavy—we notice who’s missing at the table and the unfulfilled longings we’ve carried from year to year. When faced with this grief, we have a choice. We can sit in bitterness because of our grief. Or we can ask for our Savior to remind us that the hope we have in Him remains real in our hearts in the middle of grief. The new year invites us to consider Christ in a new light. For when Christmas passes, we can shift our thinking from finding the perfect gift or surviving the busyness to how He wants to continue shaping us in the year ahead.
When we consider Christmas in light of the second advent, it changes everything. For when we consider Christmas for the miracle of hope it brings to our hearts and homes, we look to Jesus to fulfill and renew us. And unlike the perfectly chosen gift under the tree, He can fulfill and renew us.
Today, on the first day of the year, we may carry with us the grief of unrealized hopes from last year. Perhaps the Christmas season was exhausting. It doesn’t have to stay that way, friend. We can walk into this new year with hope because Jesus is coming soon. The good news is that not only did Christ come to save us from our sins but that He is coming again to make all things new on the day when He makes His home with us forever. Until that day, may “the grace of the Lord Jesus be with everyone. Amen.” (Revelation 22:21).
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Yes Lord, shape us the way You desire in this New year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Today reminded me that Advent doesn’t end with waiting for Jesus to come, but with hope that He will come again. That promise brings comfort as I learn to trust God’s timing in the waiting ❤️
So so good!! So Thankful that the God with us stayed with us in the form of His Spirit! So grateful!!
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Thinking about this glorious promise, He will return just as it is written! His promises are faithful and true! So gateful God has been prearing us for His return, a Hope that will not disappoint! Come Lord Jesus Come! Thank you, Jessica for reminding me to keep my focus on Jesus, the One will come again, and until then may I continue to grow in the knowledge of His will and may I willing obey. I am looking forward to how God is continuing to teach me how to walk in all His ways as He directs y steps. SHE’S may you all be blessed as He teaches you this year how deep, how wide, how long and how high the love of
Christ is for you!
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Happy New Year! May we all feel the Comfort & Joy of Jesus all year long.
This is the first time I have had a, “Word of the year.” My word is “receive” I pray to receive the gift of salvation. receive God’s grace and mercy and receive His love. I receive these unearned blessings in faith and gratefulness and pray that my actions and thoughts reflect Jesus.
That’s beautiful, Kerry! ❤
I am not being allowed to respond to comments individually!
I will return in the hope that this will be resolved as the day goes on..
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Happy New Year my loves, praying this year will be a Year of great love, hope, testimonies..
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Emmanuel God with us.. Always. x
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Praise the Lord! Amen. Jesus I pray that you remind me [and anyone else in need] that You bring hope despite our grief. It’s a New Year and Gods promises are all around us. Your light is enough through any dark day. I pray that the “grace of the Lord Jesus be with everyone amen” (Rev 22:21)
As I have crossed over into the New Year 2025, I anticipate the Lord Jesus revealing Himself to me in a new way! For through Him, a new thing shall spring forth. Amen!
❤️ Till then Lord Jesus
Praise God Sister!! Congratulations for all God has done in your heart and will continue to do as you love and trust Him! Thank you for sharing❤️!
Hi She’s! My first time posting here but I’ve been following along through the Advent season.
Thinking back on 2025, it was probably one of the hardest years I’ve had in awhile. I lost my closest aunt to addiction and that destroyed me. We also lost a cousin at 26 years old to cancer. There was so much heartbreak this year and my mental health suffered greatly.
There was one really amazing thing that happened this year though. I gave my heart back to the Lord after 8 years of turning my back on my faith. I was a total new ager. In new age practice I had found everything I thought I wanted, but there was always an emptiness inside my heart. In September I prayed a prayer of salvation and asked God to break the chains that bound me. I felt evil leave me, I even was physically sick. God is so good. He has restored me to the truth.
I’m in the process of rebuilding my life slowly based on Christ’s foundation. Looking forward to what He has in store for me and all of us in 2026!
Thank you for letting me share this testimony, it’s my first time telling this publicly. <3
What a great testimony. Praise the Lord that you escaped the tangled web of new age that has destroyed so many. Praying over your healing, rebuilding of new life, tearing down strongholds and remnants of evil by God’s mercies and cleansing. Yield to the Lord sister. Let Him be Lord.❤️
Yes, thank you for sharing Julia!! It really is a powerful testimony to share right now with the younger people that need to hear it! Many are getting caught up in it thinking it is “spiritual!” Close in terminology..but not of Jesus!
Praise God Sister, Welcome home!! Congratulations on all God is doing in your life and will continue to do as you grow in love and faith with Him. Praise God!! Thank you for sharing!!
Praise God Sister!! Congratulations for all God has done in your heart and will continue to do as you love and trust Him! Thank you for sharing❤️!
Thank you for trusting us as a safe place to share this for the first time publicly! May God bless and continue to draw you near!
Loss is one of the hardest things to experience. Thank God you were able to find solace in His presence! Thank you for sharing Julia!
Thank you Julia B, for trusting us with your testimony.
My pastor used to say, when another came to Christ, that there was a party in Heaven.
Well here, we celebrate you and your decision to come back to the Lord..
Will hold you in prayer, dear sister..
Much love
Praise God for the change in your life, dear Julia! Thank you for sharing this with us! Praying God’s peace and comfort over you!
Praise God! Amazing testimony.
Oh, thank you Julia for sharing your testimony! Praise the Lord!
Happy new year 2026 dear shes. I woke up to thick fog outside, quite unusual but beautiful, and it was quiet. Praise the Lord. We are back to our regular life. No more cooking, cleaning, planning small locations for winter scenery sight seeing, driving through ice and snow, keeping every little hats, mittens, snow pants, snow boots in bags, hot drinks in tumblers, etc. What a relief. Yet I start having the blues of missing my family. Quite conflicting emotions. Anywho. Some messages rang out to me today, the first day of the year, as I was reading through. A new verse that I never paid much attention before. The Holy Spirit spoke, “Tell the righteous it will be well with them” (Isaiah 3:10). “Tell the righteous it will be well with them”. Pay attention. It will be well for the righteous under persecution, though it is so hard to bear. It will be well in all conditions and all circumstances. Trust this. It will be well for them. Glory to God in the highest for this very Word on New Year’s Day. We will be well fed, for we feed on the flesh and blood of Christ. We will be well clothed, for we put on the righteousness of Christ. We will be well housed, for we dwell in Christ. We will be well provided for, for the Lord is our Shepherd. We are well endowed, for Heaven is our inheritance. Dear beloved, the mouth of God has declared, and ten thousands of devils may declare it to be ill, but we must choose which testimony we place our trust and dwell our mind on. You must choose. “Tell the righteous it will be well with them”. If you can’t see it, let God’s Word stand in place of your sight. Believe in His divine authority more than your feelings and perceived reality. Whom the Lord blesses is blessed indeed. “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope” (Lamentations 3:21). Memory is frequently the bondservant of despondency. Despairing minds call to remembrance very dark past and even gloomy future. You must filter your thoughts and hold some captive. “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy” (Psalm 126:3). It is true that we endure trials, and it is just as true that we are delivered out of them all (Psalm 34:19). It is true that we have our corruption and mournfully we know this deep down, and it is just as true that we have an All-Sufficient Savior who overcomes these corruptions and delivers us from their dominion. Looking back we see the Slough of Despond, the Valley of Humiliation, the City of Destruction, the Backpack of heavy burden, Mountain of Legality, the Wordly Wisemen, Vanity fair, the Flatterer, etc, count your journey’s traps, and consider how we have been through them profitably, and not remain in them, thanks to our Almighty Helper. “You study the Scriptures diligently” John 5:39. No man who skims the Holy Book can profit from it. We must dig and mine until we find hidden treasure. The Word of God will repay diligent study. Under the teaching of the Holy Spirit, and to the searching eyes, the Bible glows with fresh manna of revelations for you and you personally. It is paved with real gold, rubies and emeralds of wisdom, all manners of gemstones to those who search. These are the very Scriptures that testify about you and me, the pilgrims, the struggles, the traps that can kill, and the Savior who is able. Those who find Jesus find life, heaven, and all things else. Happy are they who, searching their Bibles, discover their Savior. Truly, “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy” (Psalm 126:3).
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LYNNE FROM AL- so thankful for you. What kind heart.
KELLY (NEO)- joining you in prayers.
CEE GEE, TAMI- praying the heaviness will soon melt away and joy shall fill all void spaces and emptiness. CEE GEE’s friends’ recovery from covid.
MARI V- provision for Caleb’s new job, new space for love, friendships to form, good coffee and community gathering/ bonding.
RHONDA J- thankful for the provision of your new “assistant”/disciple. What great emphasis you brought up. The resurrection of the body, vs the location of the soul and the spirit. I dig a little bit, 2 Corinthians 5:8 – “Absent from the body… present with the Lord”, Luke 23:43 Jesus tells the thief, “Today you will be with me in Paradise”. I think there is a distinction for this, but believers are with Christ once they are absent from the body. Perhaps their spirit and soul part. Glorified body will have to wait till the last day. Some mystery in there eh. Thank you for inspiring my curiosity :)
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Be blessed dear sisters. Hugs and love to you all precious hearts.
YES…You are right! That’s what it is..the new body! Thank you! And whew…that above is so good!! If I may I want to copy and send to my dear Tosha!? And of course keep for myself, such good truth to hang on to in our battles!! I knew you would have a good word for us today!! AND I’m so happy you can be back to normal! It is a lot to entertain and take care of everyone…on top of your own!
Oh Tosha.. her story just touched me. What strength. Praying over her situation❤️ thank you Rhonda✨✨
“You must filter your thoughts and hold some captive. ‘The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy’.” – Psalm 126:3.
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Amen! Did you see the Spurgeon quote I shared? Reminded of 2 Corinthians 10:5!
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“No man who skims the Holy Book can profit from it. We must dig and mine until we find hidden treasure.”
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So much good stuff, Mercy!!! Thank you!!! ❤
Oh my goodness lol..we did it again. Same idea but not overlapped. The battle is in the mind. What good strategies as Spurgeon put it so plainly.✨✨ Thank you for sharing the quote.❤️❤️❤️
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AMEN!! ❤️
Amen and amen! Thank you for this word of encouragement Mercy!
I’m on an IPAD.Any reason why I still can’t comment more than once?
CEE GEE – pray you are feeling less gloomy as the day goes on!
RHONDA – keeping you in prayer! So happy you may have found a helper. It sounds like a lot! God will provide!
MIA – Praying for you as you navigate this new season. Loss is so hard!
TRACI – Tanner was a lucky young man to have you as his mama:)
SHARON – just wondering how your cookies were received?
A WALTON – thank you for sharing.
Thank you ladies for all of your encouragement!!
A tip that was shared to me is that you uncheck the option in which your name and email is remembered, it should allow you to respond several times.
Yes, that’s what I did thanks to Searching or CeeGee and it solved the problem on my Chromebook!
TAMI & MERCY-
Yes, unclick the box to save your name,email! That didn’t work for someone- (Kelly Neo?) but I haven’t had any trouble. When I click that box just to ‘test’, it goes back to no reply.
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Thank you, TAMI and MERCY for the prayers! ❤❤❤
Happy New Year’s Day Shes! Many blessings for hope, health, healing,resets, miracles and more❤️
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Honestly, this is a hard holiday for me. Coming into a new year without my son and now hubby too. I’m so very blessed AND ALSO so very overwhelmed with the grief, trauma, etc. I covet your prayers.
Praying dear MIA FAITH ❤️ we are with you and God is with you, and you are in our thoughts so often. I am very happy whenever I see you update/ comment.
Yes same. Your name brings about lots of sad for your losses, but yet lots of strength from your comments over the years!
Mia, I’ll be praying for you. I’m so sorry for your losses and hope for a happy 2026 for you.
Lifting you up in prayer! I pray healing and peace over your new year!
Praying MiA, for you and yours in this season, for peace of heart and for you to feel Gods loving arms of Hope around you.
Grief and sadness will come, but hold fast to God, as you ride the wave of grief..
Father God holds you and yours close, for His Word says He is close to the brokenhearted, He saves those crushed in spirit..
Praying for you and yours Mia.. He is with you..♥️
Mia praying for comfort and strength.
Mia Faith, you come to mind often praying for you❤️
The grief of unrealized hopes. I was talking to my husband the other day about grief. It has so many layers. When Tanner was still alive I would grieve what he would never experience, like marriage and parenthood. I’d see boys playing basketball and feel overwhelmed with grief that Tanner could no longer play (He lived and breathed basketball). But now I sit and think, what are my unrealized hopes. I no longer feel like a mom. I won’t have grandchildren of my own. But I love my nephews little ones. I think we have to try and see the hopefulness around us. To try and feel grief but let it go at times. I’m looking forward to a new year. It’s hard because I’m farther away from when my son was on this earth. But yet I’m hopeful. I’m leaning more into God. I had 3 people invite me to different studies on the Bible app. God will bring comfort when we lean into Him.
Praying Traci for new joy, comfort and strength.
Thinking of you Traci! Although my grief is different than yours, I empathize with your anticipation of the new while grieving the past. May there be many new blessings and reminders of your son that bring joy this year!
Thanks, Adrienne & Allison! I just requested to join!
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Happy New Year! May God guide us into the new things He wants us to do to continue to build His purpose for our lives.
I also asked the join the Facebook group!
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“And unlike the perfectly chosen gift under the tree, He can [alone, perfectly] fulfill and renew us”. (Devotion)
Not the bangles & baubles & beads…
“Let the one who desires take the water of life freely.”(Scripture)
Not the champagne & punch & egg nog…
Lord, may I hold this singular message in mind throughout the year(s).
Your quiet presence.
You who quenches every thirst.
Beautiful Blessings Sister Shes!
In the year of our Lord…2026!
Yes Amen Gwineth!
May the Lord bless everyone in 2026 with boldness to be outspoken and faithful Christians. May everyone be protected by the grace of our savior Jesus Christ!
…and so we will always be with the Lord (1 Thess 4:17b). He is coming again to make all things New!! Yes He is!! We will be with Him FOREVER! And I’ll get to meet all of you and give you a tight squeeze! Happy New Year sweeties! I mentioned my son Caleb and co-workers lost their job on the 30th when the coffee shop closed it’s doors forever. (I know my Jesus has a plan). Today…I’m having the manager (whom we have grown to love) and her husband (they are newly wed) over this afternoon. I’m going to teach her how to make Mole. She married a sweet Mexican guy and its such a blessing watching them both adapted to one another’s cultures. Please pray my family and I can be a blessing to them. She’s such a sweetie and very sad about the closing of this coffee shop where she poured herself into not only for her but for her co-workers and customers.
❤ I hope your visit went well. I know you are a blessing to this young couple!
Oh..I also wanted to comment on Acts 1:7-11. I know it’s not popular opinion because we like to think our loved ones are looking down at us from above and helping guide us or showing us signs! Or..like my thoughts, that they are in the Glory of the Lord to not worried with us! But it says the “dead IN Christ will rise first AND MEET with us who are alive (still living) in the air. And (go figure), the pastor I listen to in the morning that does passage by passage commentary, He was talking about this, and that “time” is the same in other realms,not a continuem like we see here. That though they have died, it will all be in one instant that will all join the Lord at the same time. He expounded more on this scripture. Just thought I would share that…because again, it’s not about our thoughts but being biblically correct.
Amen! Happy New Year!
Oh Lord I don’t want to sit in my bitterness any longer. Please renew my mind and heart and allow me to lean into your Hope. May we all be able to hold onto Gods promises and hope in the new year and leave our bitterness and brokenness behind.
Jesus is coming again. It could be this year – 2026!…If only!
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Happy New Year my dear She sisters!❤️
Amen!! Our own Prayer Time is most important!! We often substitute by easier things! I used to always “read ” prayers, and since stepping out and saying my own prayers…OUT LOUD” and now even once a day on my knees…has changed my time with God! Yes, he hears our daily prayers in the car, and washing dishes…but I truly believe it is that “different, humble, pull from our thoughts..prayer that brings MORE!! There is ALways more!! I hope we CONTINUE to GROW and transform as She’s in the word. The fruits should be visible by others!! When I look at my even at my marriage I don’t have peace…so “peace” is going to be my word for this year! And I would love for us to Share our word for the year on Fb group (yes..SRT SHE’S –and you must answer the question..thank you Adriene!!) and also let us keep revisiting that every couple of months of How God is revealing it to us!!
The above comment started as a response to Lynn, our dear sister, about her time in prayer in the mornings rather than commenting. But I hit a couple of keys at the same time and thought it erased, but I think it will share in normal comments..we’ll see!
I ask for prayer for a few things…always my chronic pain, it has gone from- on the couch often, to back to normal, take it easy in between doing things….but not back to go do things I love, but deal with non-stop pain! (long answer). Prayers for Peace in my marriage, that I get over my pride of not wanting to be the peace maker when “it’s not my fault!” lol. Maybe it is half the time! It’s been an ongoing battle fought against the enemy for over 3 long years. Maybe 4 now.
And finally for Jail Ministry. I am finally through the original written out plans from my former leader–But I really have my own style and what I feel God wants me to teach and how. But it is challenging to be in charge of the full ministry…scheduling, lessons, printing, updating our church app, the only one that does our Jail Mail, and writes to our butterflies in Prison (10!) and the ones in Jail (6 or so). I really am praying for God to give me an Aaron, and then suddenly the one I thought he had for me….came with me yesterday when I needed someone. And she confirmed she had been wanting to come back and had started a message to me saying such (you know how you do that, then question, and erase and start over, and never send??) She told me yesterday she was on her knees praying for direction…and then she received my SOS for her to help me yesterday!! Thank you Lord. She didn’t love some of the fluffy messages from before…so I feel like God is given ME direction in the lessons to be truth and scriptural!!
Thank you and happy New Year my favorite Sisters!! Praying for you all always as well!! Let’s talk more on FB SRT SHE’S!
❤ Praying for wisdom and clarity as you move forward with your new plans.
This quote came in a text from our pastor this morning:
“Let us banish every fearful thought, and rejoice with exceeding great joy, in the prospect that this year we shall begin to be ‘forever with the Lord’.” –
Charles Spurgeon
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Pastor added, “No Fear when Faith abounds!”
Studying John, then Revelation, then advent felt so connected. So amazing, so timely, so divine! Thank you SRT for these studies and the work you all do! Exactly how I needed to end 2025.
Happy New Year to all!
Yes, agree!! They just keep throwing out fabulous studies!! He alone though, gives me ears to hear! Thank you Lord!
Amen. He is coming soon. This is our hope.
Thank you Lord, that your promises are true and you are our hope ❤️
Forgot to add, Happy New Year, SRT sisters. ❤️
Happy New Year! I posted yesterday and I might have missed the reply. I’m not which Facebook group to join since there’s more than one. I believe Rhonda started it. Can someone direct me?
Look for SRT SHE’S. Answer the question to get in (the current study, I believe). The group picture says, “Warm wishes for a blessed Advent season… Philippians 4:19” The administrator is Rhonda Johnson if that shows anywhere. (Thanks, as always, Rhonda J., for creating his group!)
The Facebook group is SRT SHE’S
I always remember my youngest son’s comment in a Bible study class. He said, “Define soon.”
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Relatable!! My thoughts exactly this morning as I read each, I am coming soon! :)
Wow! When you read this chapter it says He’s coming SOON four times!!! Come Lord Jesus!
I shoulda put your name in my comment above… hahahahaha!
Happy New Year! May the continued blessings of God— seen and unseen— continue pouring into our lives this coming year and always. And that whenever we get discouraged, we can cling on to the hope and the promise in the words “Come Lord Jesus!”
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I believe in the authority of Scripture, that it is God breathed and therefore, when Scripture tells us that Jesus will come again – I can trust in those words, believe in those words and have HOPE! Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. He is and was and will forever be! Those of us who place our faith in him are invited to spend eternity with him. AMEN and AMEN!
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Happy new year! May God bless each of you!
“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a SHOUT, with the archangel’s VOICE, and with the TRUMPET of God…”
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Wondering if this will be three separate sounds…regardless ALL – living and dead – will hear!
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LISA H – praying for Andrew and his family as the new year is starting off with so much struggle and uncertainty.
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LEXI B – may today be the day of rest that you need.
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CEE GEE – praying your friend with COVID is on the mend.
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SHARON JERSEY GIRL – praying as you encounter those you gifted the gospel to, there will be good conversations started and hearts turned toward Jesus.
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ADRIENNE – praying your husband’s injured eye doesn’t give him too mich pain until his surgery.
Thanks so much, Kelly! She is improving, but a long way from well (still very weak) and now her husband is sick. Thanks so much for your prayers and your shares! ❤
Thanks, Kelly.
Thank you. Andrew and his parents are scheduled to fly home today. But yes, many challenges remain.
Amen!
Ah…the “grief of unrealized hopes….”.
I went to bed with a heaviness in my heart and spirit and woke up with the same. That is unusual for me and I don’t like it! Quite the timely message, JESSICA; thank you! ;-)
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These verses always remind me of 2 songs my husband and I sang in a mixed quartet over 30 years ago:
It Could Happen In a Moment (written by Joe E. Parks)
Jesus Is Coming Soon (Gaither) chorus:
Jesus is coming soon, morning or night or noon
Many will meet their doom, trumpets will sound
All of the dead shall rise, righteous meet in the skies
Going where no one dies, heavenward bound
Heavenward bound, heavenward bound
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Love, hugs, and prayers! May we all be “heavenward bound”!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR sisters and thanks for blessing my life in 2025!
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Praying the Lord dispells the gloom.
❤ thanks, sister! Praying for your mom, too! ❤
Happy New Year dear Cee Gee! Grateful for you and all here, everyone at SRT! Praying your elderly friend is recovering from Covid quickly.
❤ Thanks so much, AZ! She is very vulnerable.❤
Heavenward bound! [Praise hands!!]
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Sorry about the heaviness. Sending you “sonshine ” from Florida. “Let the sunshine in, face it with a grin, open up your heart and let the ‘sonshine’ in!” May your New Year be filled with the blessings you spread!!
❤ Awww, ELAINE, THAT BLESSES my heart!
Thanks so much to each of you! Love you sisters! ❤
Happy New Year, precious sisters! I apologize that I don’t comment more but it is very early when I am here and I have to save time to pray for all your requests and then get to work. There are so many of you that I pray for by name every day—those who have lost loved ones, those in chronic pain, caregivers, our single sisters, our prodigals, those dealing with infertility, those with urgent health conditions. This sisterhood means so much to me. You have helped to carry me during some very hard times. You are all loved and prayed for! ❤️
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Lynne, it’s ALWAYS good to hear from you! ❤ You are missed, but you are doing a good thing with the time allotted! Bless you, sister, for your fauthful prayers. You have been in mine! Love and hugs and may God comfort you in this another first. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year Lynn, anytime we hear from you it’s a blessing!
What a precious gift. Thank you, Lynne ❤️
Lynne praying for us means so much! Thank you for your continued devotion. Happy new year XO
What a precious gift to us all Lynne! ❤️ You are in my prayers and many other SRT Sisters too! I still am so thankful for your faithful prayers during my pregnancy! Hard to believe she will be 2 in a few months!
You are incredible Lynne ❤️ Hugs and love.
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“…we have a choice. We can sit in bitterness because of our grief. Or we can ask for our Savior to remind us that the hope we have in Him remains real in our hearts in the middle of grief.” I have shared that I have been feeling disconnected. Between my brother’s passing, my daughter’s struggles, estate obligations, 2 new classes which have added a ton of work to my plate, and the cold and dark – the last few months have had me feeling like I could barely come up for air. I was even slacking off on my gym schedule (my go-to for stress relief), preferring to be curled up on the couch binge watching Netflix. I had a “sit down” with myself not too long ago, telling myself that the cold and dark was going to be here for another few months, and that I had a CHOICE to sit in misery or get off my butt and get moving. Thankfully I was smart enough to listen:) and I am back at my routine. I’m just realizing I could have a “sit down” with myself for many of the “griefs” I am dealing with. I can choose to sit in bitterness and stress, or I can invite Jesus into the midst of it, asking Him to help me to take the next small step, to change my perspective, to get my butt off the couch. Thank you ladies for carrying me and praying for me through this past year!! Looking forward to spending 2026 with you all! I said my word was “renewal” but am also playing with “reset”, maybe even “a new thing” – “See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:19, NIV)
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Tami, this blesses my heart! (see my post) I prayed through the night about just such a reset. I don’t feel any different this morning, but I know from experience that that will change.
Your mention of your word yesterday reminded me that I had not chosen one. Before I finished thinking that thought, the word “completion” just POPPED into my head. I pondered that throughout the day and realized it could have 2 directions-
1) remembering that God is the One Who completes me- not anything or anyone else and
2) all of the things I see wrong with me, He will sand away until I am complete in His eyes.
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Hi Lynne! So good to hear from you! I pray for a peace filled start to 2026!
Thanks for sharing, Tami. I’ve been in a similar season. Avoiding the gym and disconnecting sounds familiar. But, it is time for me to lean into this season and let God finish the work He has started in me. I love all your possible words for 2026! Renewal, reset, new thing! I’ll be praying for you this year!
Praying that God will renew your strength and motivate you each day to get off the couch and move for Him. It’s a lot you’ve been dealing with so don’t beat yourself up to much. At least you’ve recognized what you need to do – that’s a step in the right direction! ❤️
Prayers for renewal and a reset!❤️
I love your thought process, and your “self coach” too. Bravo Tami. Prayers for new strength, moments of rest to be given by God.
Yes, agreeing with our She’s!
Blessed New Year to all the She’s!
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Happy New Year to All! May you carry and remember Jesus’ love for you at all times. Trust in him, let the joy and hope the Word provides fill your heart, mind and soul.
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Happy New Year, sisters. Praying for all for 2026.
This is “all” we get from you today? lol!
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Thank you for your faithfulness in praying for us.
❤ HAPPY NEW YEAR, SEARCHING! As Kelly said, thank you for being such a faithful prayer warrior and I will add: for blessing us with your insights and song shares this past year! May God reveal Himself in a mighty way in your life this year as you serve others in His Name. ❤
Happy New Year dear Searching! Thankful for all your prayers and insights!
Come, Lord Jesus,
not only at the end of days,
but into this moment of waiting.
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You who once lay in straw and shadow,
you who now hold time in your hands,
teach my restless heart how to hope.
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When I strain to know what is hidden,
turn my gaze toward love.
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When I fear the long night,
remind me that you have already come
and that you will come again.
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Be Alpha in my beginnings,
Omega in my endings,
and grace in all the spaces between.
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Until the sky opens
and all things are made new,
let my life whisper its yes.
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Come, Lord Jesus.
Amen.
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Happy New Year ✨
“Let me life whisper its yes” – beautiful!
That is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us your gift of words
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Thank you Kimberly❣️
Beautiful Kimberley.
Thanks for sharing your gift.❤️
Thank you Kimberly for sharing your gift of words with us. Encouraging and always pointing people to Jesus. ❤️
So beautiful! ❤
Thank you…I shared this with my mom to give her a little encouragement
Love this❤️
Thank you so much for this and all your share Kimberly! Happy New Year!
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❤️ Thank you!
Oh my goodness this is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Happy New Year to all! Maranatha, come quickly Lord.
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Happy new year. May Jesus fill every second for all of you!
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HOPE – for the New Year, for the world, for the next thing we need to face: “When we consider Christmas in light of the second advent, it changes everything.”
Come Lord Jesus!!
Happy New Year!
I have been catching up on my reading as I did not get to it regularly before Christmas. All caught up now. I didn’t want to miss out on readings I hadn’t done.
I feel this season is nice and difficult, just as the devotional talks about. I really REALLY missed my family, my kids were constantly fighting and no effort on their part to make peace. It was just difficult and got me down. My health isn’t the best as well. I was in bed, sick a lot. Anyway, I just keep doing the next thing that needs to be done and trying to honour God with how I am living, spending time with him too.
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and a happy new year.
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Happy New Year, A Walton! Great to see you! Praying 2026 is a year of better health for you, your mom, and family! ❤
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Praying, A Walton, for renewed health this year. Sometimes, all we can do is the next right thing! Praying for joy and peace for you in this new year.
Praying God renews your strength both physically and spiritually as you faithfully serve Him…kids will be kids so don’t let that get you down. One day – they will grow out of it! ❤️