And now, children, remain in him. – 1 John 2:28

What is it about the New Year? I mean, it's just a day like any other day, and yet there's something not quite the same.

Is it the hush that greets the morning after a night of revelry?

Or maybe it's the sense that with another year gone, you can close another chapter in your life.

As I stay on my bed sifting through the ideas in my head, I try to name the feelings that New Year evokes.

Thankfulness for all the blessings and hardships that have made me for what I am today.

Gladness for simply being alive and knowing that I am a child of God.

Joy that I can live each day according to His purpose, nourished by His words and guided by His Spirit.

And finally;

Hope that someday I might be able to see Him face to face. But until that day comes, I can strive to bring His kingdom here on earth by sharing His love.

Yes, this day is different from all the rest, because instead of being burdened by daily realities, I look to the heavens and see my place in eternity.