It's 2010! A new year, a chance to have a new start. We turn to God with eagerness for what He has in store for us this year. But as we do that, we also remember the past year with a mixture of both happiness and pain. God allows us to remember our mistakes and frustrations in the past to help us grow in Him. He wants to remind us that only He alone can give us hope for the future.
As we start the year 2010, we hold on to God's promises in the Bible. By faith, we are certain that He will go before us, paving the way for us. He will guide us and watch over us so we will not fall over the same failues which can happen if we don't ponder over His Word and dwell in His presence through prayer.
Let's not rush into the new year, forgetting all that God has done for us in the past. Let's patiently wait for God to reveal and accomplish His promises to us. Let's learn from our past failures but let's not dwell on them. What's in the past is irreversible, we can't change them anymore. But God holds greater things for us in the future. Let's us wait with expectant and eager hearts knowing that He holds our future in His hands.