new years can be scary. maybe this past year, month, semester, or even decade has been hard for you. maybe you’re like me and when looking back on things tend to look at all the bad things that have happened instead of all the good. this past year for me has been a very big year of growth. i’ve grown more this past year, i’m grown to love myself, to forgive myself for things, and more importantly i’ve learned to forgive and love other people the way the Lord does. this is the year i found my worth, the year i stood on my own, and the year i realized i have so many other people around me standing with me, i’m not alone.
i’ve never been one to like new years. i was always scared it will turn out the ways past years have and nothing will change. but this is different. this is a new decade. yeah yeah i know you’ve heard it a lot, but do u realize how important this is??
this chapter of our lives is closing, this decade i have moved to a new town, met my best friend, had my first boyfriend, started highschool, dealt with anxiety and depression, FOUND THE LORD ALMIGHTY, started a blog, led bible studies, and really found true happiness in myself. this was a BIG decade. and this next one is gonna be even bigger. this next decade i will graduate high school and college, meet some of my best friends, most likely get married and start a family (maybe idk, who knows, we’ll never know, hopefully haha), have my first job and plenty of others, i will deal with hard ships, i will deal with trials, but i will also have some of my best times! the difference with this decade though is i know where my trust, joy, and future lie. in the Lords hands. and that brings me the most comfort because he does GOOD things, and i know i will always be ok if i’m in His hands. i will not worry, fret, or get anxious because there is no need to worry when my God has had my future, this decade, planned for me my whole life. and i won’t lie and say i’m not excited because even thinking about this future stuff makes me so excited to see what the Lord is gonna do in my life, my friends lives, and so many others! so i encourage to not be scared, but be excited. stand tall and know your future rest in the hands of a GOOD God!!
i encourage you this next decade to be better, be better for yourself and for those around you. go do the things you always said you wanted to do! take the bold steps, the scary steps, the unsure steps. those always turn out the best! grow, take time for yourself, volunteer, spend time with your grandparents, call the person you haven’t talked to in forever, say i’m sorry, say i love you, forgive, stand up for yourself and others, find your passion, read the books, make memories, do all of the things this decade! i promise you won’t regret it. let’s make this next year, this next decade, more about Jesus and less about us and let’s see how awesome it will turn out to be!!! here’s to a bold new year!!!:)