How to Make 2021 Well With Your Soul?
/As the clock strikes 12:00 and the calendar rolls forward to the new year, the sound of Hallelujah will probably be the words uttered out of the mouths of many. We can all probably say 2020 has not been the best year for any of us….with nationwide lockdowns, mask mandates, unemployment, loss of loved ones, and needless to say shortages of toilet paper to vanished cans of Lysol, from grocery store shelves. How is it possible for anyone to say, It Is Well With My Soul when it feels like the world is spinning out of control. Yet in this world of unpredictability, we all have to stop for a moment and remember, we were never promised a life free of suffering and pain. In this world you will have trouble, but take heart I have overcome the world (John 16:33 ). If this past year has taught us anything, it is how to be comfortable with that which is uncomfortable.
It would be nice to leave all of the cares and concerns of 2020 behind as we usher in the new year, but unfortunately, that will not be the case. As the new year comes in, this year’s problems will carry over…they won’t just magically disappear as the clock strikes midnight. So how can you make 2021 be well with your soul?
You need to REST in God’s promises and draw near to Him and He will give you the rest and peace, as you enter into the new year.
R Recognize your unrest and confess it to God.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9
E Establish time in your day to meditate and pray.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you…James 4:8
S Strengthen your commitment and presence with others.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ Gal. 6:2
T Trust in God’s perfect will and provisions for the new year.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths Prov. 3:5-6
What do you need to let go of in 2020 to make 2021 well with your soul?
