<\/a>Thanks, Annie. Turns out she was onto something eternal.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA brand-new year arrived, but aside from the clock striking midnight, nothing really looked different. The first minute of a new day is just as dark as the last minute of the old one. No fireworks. No instant brightness. Just\u2026 night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s often how new seasons feel too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We step into something new, but the heart still aches like it did yesterday. The bills still wait. The answers still seem silent. Doors we\u2019ve prayed over remain stubbornly closed. We\u2019ve done everything \u201cright,\u201d stood on God\u2019s promises, and yet\u2014midnight lingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But here\u2019s the truth we never question: the sun has never failed to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No matter how dark the night, morning always shows up. And that\u2019s exactly the kind of faith God invites us to have. \u201cWeeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.\u201d (Psalm 30:5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God sees the dawn before we ever do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sees people and circumstances aligning long before we notice movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He knows precisely when we\u2019ll step out of the tunnel and into the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We don\u2019t need to know the timing. We just need to trust the certainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning.\u201d (Lamentations 3:22\u201323)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if today still feels dark, take heart. Midnight is not permanent. Silence is not absence. And delay is not denial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s thank God before the sunrise. Gratitude in the dark strengthens faith in the light. When we trust Him the way we trust tomorrow\u2019s sunrise, something supernatural happens\u2014hope steadies us, peace settles in, and courage grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So don\u2019t fear when you can\u2019t yet see the dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most beautiful things are often born in the darkest moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And just like always\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the sun will come out tomorrow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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