12/31/2025
"'Surely I am coming quickly.' Amen.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!"
Revelation 22:20
At the stroke of midnight, as the bells chime, 2025 comes to an end, and a new year dawns! This is my final blog of the year, and I successfully completed a blog for each day. Perhaps that's why this last month has been so increasingly difficult, but even so, I am anxious to see the new doors of opportunity that God will open for me and my family. This last month was the end all in many ways, but it also gives me a bright hope for tomorrow, as I cheer the faithfulness of God, the impact He has made on and through my life, and hopefully I will be able to do more for Him going into this New Year.
Tonight I have been listening to New Year celebrations with Marty Goetz, Fire Power with Todd Coconato and Mario Murillo, and Jack Hibbs. I wanted to listen to all of Sean Feucht's Let Us Worship, but sadly, time does not allow me to do so. Otherwise, I'd be up all night long, and that wouldn't be so bad since it is all worship and sitting at the feet of Jesus. That's what I love to do anyway, but I need to help my son with a project. He goes to bed with the chickens anyway, so it's good to sit and talk...and giggle over nonsense. That's another thing we do ... a lot!
My son decided that he needed to clean up his dungeon...the basement...and his room, which is also kind of a dungeon. He realized that where we spend most of our time needs to be pleasing to the eye, because it encourages positive mental clarity, especially if one struggles with severe depression from trauma. This is something I have mentioned to him, on multiple occasions, but this afternoon the light bulb went on. Well, perhaps neon lights! He has severe back problems needing surgery, so he's been in a lot more pain, especially since the recent accident; nonetheless, he persevered and put the muscle into beginning the process in both locations. That's an excellent way to end the year, plus it's an answer to prayer. My mama always told me that when you're sick or not feeling top notch, that it is still good to take a bath, get dressed, and get busy, as being clean and dressed encourages the heart. Ya know "things will look better in the morning" sort of lectures. I've practiced that wisdom all my life, and I lived with chronic, severe pain with migraines for 57 years, until God healed me. When I had office days in my home office, I wouldn't work in my pajamas as the other case managers/care coordinators did, rather I got up, bathed, and dressed, because I wanted to be ready to go if something unforeseen happened. Another habit that hails from my mama, who really never worked outside of the home for any length of time, as she never drove. As her last days were winding down, and she rested in her hospital bed, asleep from the drugs, I'd remind her of her wisdom, but she never responded. She did smile and tell me I was nice, as by that time she really didn't know it was me. But, I was always kind to my mama. My parents always taught me good life skills, and I am so appreciative of it. I have so much to be thankful for not just this year, but for my entire life, and I want to give God praise daily. I never want to let a day go by that I don't thank Him for my life, all made possible by Him sending Jesus to ransom my soul from death. I owe Him everything!
This morning was our last early morning prayer meeting with Pastor Jack Hibbs. I sadly was not aware that he was doing this daily call until the latter months of the year, but just that time has transformed my life. I wish he'd do it again, as he is such an encouragement, and although he pastors a HUGE church, he is down to earth in everything he does. He's also intensely honest, transparent, and he loves the word of God. Anyone needing to have an online church should check him out, as he preaches straight Word of God, line by line, book by book. If you live in Los Angeles County in California, check out his church. Between his messages, podcasts, and maybe even an online group this upcoming year and Pastor Greg Laurie's connection through my Harvest Online Ladies' Group and the Harvest Community online, I stay enriched and bathed in the Word of God. A lady in the group I host even gave me a brand new King James Version Bible this Christmas. It is beautiful, and it is the one I will be reading through this year in my annual walk through the word. My cup runneth over!
To close out this blog and this year, I want to end in the scripture that Pastor Jack prayed over all the thousands of us who attended the daily prayer meeting. It is one of my favorite portions of scripture found in Colossians 1:9-14 where Paul is encouraging the new followers of Christ:
"For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins."
May God richly bless you as you seek to know Him more. May you prosper in every good work! Happy New Year!
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you all. Amen."
Revelation 22:21
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