My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my
Psalm 73:26
Lord Jesus, looking at the prospect and promise of a new year, I confess that I have great hopes for what this new year will bring. In my heart of hearts I believe that You are going to do marvelous things in me and through me, changing not only my life but also the lives of those with whom I come into contact. Yet there looms in the back of my mind the already but not yet aspect of my salvation: I am already whole, but not yet fully whole; I already have all things through You, but not yet because it has not yet been manifested. With this truth comes the reality that I will not be completely successful this year. There will be things that I pursue, relationships that I will engage in, and aspirations that I strive for that I will fail to achieve. I will fall short because I am not yet perfected. Yet, this morning I thank You that You are greater than all my failures. I thank You that You are the strength of my life; it is not me. In the midst of mustering up all that I can from within me, You continue to remind me that it is You that gives me what I need to be successful. Today I find comfort in knowing that though I might fail Your Word says “BUT GOD” will not let me fall! Oh, what a glorious truth that You have given me to hold fast to! Because of this I do not fear failure nor the feelings that come with it. Instead, I trust in the God of my success Who owns the results, and has promised to be with me and never to leave me. Help me today to hold fast to this reality and dare to do that which is destined to fail except You be involved in it! In Your Name I pray, Amen!