The new year is firmly underway. The new calendar is out, the new notebook has started, and I am five days into my Bible reading plan.

God has blessed me with another year to serve him to the best of my ability.

That realization brings feelings of both gratitude and responsibility. Gratitude, because every new year is a gift from God. Responsibility, because time is something we steward, not something we own. The question is never whether God will be faithful in the year ahead; rather, it is: will I be faithful with the days He places in my hands?

I don’t know what this year will hold. There will be joys I can’t yet imagine and challenges I would rather avoid. But I step into this year with confidence, not in my plans or discipline, but in the God who walks with me into every unknown.

So with open hands and a willing heart, let’s roll!