We left 2024 behind — done AND gone! Now, 2025 is our NEW and improved year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But alas \u2013 we\u2019ve already found out that our circumstances carried over to 2025! The overdue bills, the cranky neighbor, the pain and discomfort, the child gone astray, the prayers unanswered (or so we think), the sickness or loss of a loved one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though we took our circumstances into 2025 with us, it doesn\u2019t mean that they\u2019re going to stay there. And, more importantly, we took ourselves with us into this new year \u2013 and just maybe that\u2019s where old to new is most needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least new thinking and believing and pressing into our race that God set before us. \u201cAnd let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by fixing (keeping) our eyes on Jesus \u2026\u201d Hebrews 12:1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we took that scripture seriously, it doesn\u2019t matter what year it is. We are secure in Who our Leader is, and we\u2019ll carry on because our Lord will not lead us astray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this scripture, we read about a race set before us by God. We\u2019re encouraged to run that race with endurance, but we\u2019re also told how that is possible: \u201cWe do it by keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus\u201d (Hebrews 12:2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what about all those distractions? When the concerns and worries come, we must immediately have a \u201cmind-jerk\u201d reaction that becomes a purpose-driven moment. That moment when we fix our eyes on Jesus Who anchors us with purposeful FIXING. That \u201cfixing\u201d means to turn our eyes away from what the enemy is touting and FIXING our eyes on Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we place our trust in our Pace-Setter, Jesus, and fix our minds on Him, we will not only finish strong, we will draw a crowd that finishes strong with us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear Jesus, we want to run the race marked out for us in 2025 with our eyes fixed on You. Set our pace that it may always coincide with Yours, along with Your purposes for our lives. In Jesus\u2019 Name, Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God\u2014soon I\u2019ll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He\u2019s my God.\u201d Psalm 42:11 – Message Bible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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