Well, this is it! The last day of 2018! It’s been quite a year! How was it for you? Good? Bad? In between? When you look back on it, do you feel hope or despair, thankfulness or regret?
Our family ended 2018 with a bang! Literally! Ana and Rishana’s accident two days ago, woke us all up to how fragile life can be and how precious every moment with our loved ones truly is.
As I woke this morning and heard Ana breathing softly beside me, I didn’t think about all the things which went wrong this last year, the mistakes I made, the disappointments and regrets. No, I just lay there thanking God for the privilege of listening to her breathe, that I hadn’t lost her or Rishana, that I get to spend another day being married to this beautiful woman!
Sometimes we let our regrets and disappointments, our mistakes and failures, blind us to what really matters – the laughter of a child, the touch of a hand, the beauty of a new day, and the joy of loving someone and being loved in return. We need to follow Paul’s advice in Philippians 3:13 to forget what is in the past and press on into the future We need to concentrate on the good and leave the rest in God’s hands, looking with hope into the future.
As you close out 2018, don’t end it fretting about the things which didn’t go right, the mistakes you made, the setbacks and disappointments. Instead, “forgetting what is behind”, count your blessings and and with Jesus by your side, “press on” into a brand New Year!