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DEAR GOD: Looking Forward To Another Year Of Serving You~

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Another Year To Serve You
by C D SWANSON~

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

Another year has come, quietly reminding us that time moves forward whether we are ready or not. The days behind us carry memories, lessons, victories, and wounds — all woven into the story God is writing in our lives. As we leave this year behind, we don’t walk away empty‑handed; we walk forward shaped, strengthened, and softened by everything God allowed and everything He carried us through.

And now, as a new season opens before us, we rest in the truth that God already stands in the days we have not yet lived. He sees what we cannot. He knows what we do not. And He holds what we fear to face. Nothing ahead is hidden from Him, and nothing behind is wasted by Him.

We move forward not because we know what’s coming, but because we know Who is leading. His plans are good. His timing is perfect. His intentions toward us are always for our best. So we step into the new year with open hands, trusting that every moment — past, present, and future — is held securely in His loving care.

🙏 Prayer

“LORD, thank You for walking with me through another year. As I step into the days ahead, help me release what needs to be left behind and embrace what You have prepared for me. Guide my steps, steady my heart, and remind me daily that my times are in Your hands. Lead me with Your wisdom, surround me with Your peace, and let this new season draw me closer to You. In Jesus name, Amen.”

DEAR GOD: Thank You For loving Us Non-Stop 24/7~

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 “The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” —Jeremiah 31:3 

Never Off Duty: The Unceasing Love of God

 Jeremiah 31:3 is a radiant declaration of God’s unwavering affection. Spoken to a people in exile, burdened by their own failures, this verse pierces through despair with a promise that transcends time: “I have loved thee with an everlasting love.”

Let’s break that down:

  • “The LORD hath appeared of old unto me…” This phrase reminds us that God’s love is not a recent impulse or a fleeting emotion. It is ancient, rooted in eternity, and consistent across generations. Even when we feel forgotten, God’s presence is never absent.
  • “Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love…” The Hebrew word for “everlasting” is olam – implies a love that stretches beyond the boundaries of time. It is not seasonal, conditional, or dependent on our performance. God doesn’t clock out, take breaks, or grow weary of loving us. His love is infinite, patient, and fiercely loyal.
  • “Therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” God’s love is not passive—it pursues. “Lovingkindness”- hesed-is a covenantal term, rich with mercy, grace, and faithfulness. He draws us gently, not with force or fear, but with kindness that heals and restores. Even in our wandering, He beckons us home.

This verse is a balm for the weary soul. It assures us that no matter the season, the silence, or the struggle, God’s love remains active, intentional, and tender. He is never off duty. Never distracted. Never distant.

Reflective Questions:

  • When have you felt drawn by God’s lovingkindness, even in hardship?
  • How does the idea of “everlasting love” shift your view of divine presence?
  • Are there areas in your life where you’ve assumed God has stepped away?
  • What would change if you truly believed God never takes time off from loving you?
  • How can you respond to this love today—with trust, gratitude, or surrender?

 “LORD- Thank You for loving me with a love that never fades, never fails, and never takes a day off. In moments when I feel forgotten or overwhelmed, remind me of Your ancient promise—that You have drawn me with lovingkindness and held me with everlasting care. Help me rest in that truth. Let Your love be the rhythm of my days and the anchor of my soul. Teach me to trust Your pursuit, even when I wander. May I reflect Your faithfulness in how I love others.  In Jesus name, Amen.”

DEAR GOD: Time After Time –You Are You~

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I heard an atheist speaking during a live show conference alongside a person of deep faith. The startling contrast in their views, modes of behavior and overall ideology were the veritable antithesis of each other.

Each one spoke about their perspective and most intimate belief systems, and how each one grappled with life, circumstances, and adversity in the highest form culminating into a tragic scenario, and how each one coped in the aftermath. The one of faith eased through the difficulty time, while the atheist had trouble and spiraled into a deep depression.

While I was enthralled with the side-by-side analysis of the minds of both individuals, I found myself way after the show concluded thinking about the “one who was an atheist.”  And I tried to understand how someone can have or hold that belief when there is so many things that can cancel out that “benign” wave pattern or illogical misapprehension.

Now, hang on. I am for “free thinking” and “choice” and that is what this country represents. Freedom!  Freedom to think what they want. Believe what they want. And ascribe to what they want.  And now that being said, I started to think, for me and countless others with great faith, it is incomprehensible to ever deny God or His commandments and His Omnipotent power and control over the entire Universe.

Time after time, He’s there. He’s there is the birth of a newborn. He’s there in the midst of a storm. He’s there in the calm of morning. He’s there in mourning. He’s there in marriage. He’s there in love. He’s there, time after time after time.

  • He’s there in the Word.
  • He is the Word.
  • He’s there in His love.
  • He’s there and here and everywhere.
  • Time after time after time.

The energy they spend on trying to convince others there is no God, seems to me to be a “religion” of sorts. Their own religion of non-belief. But who made them? Oh, the big bang theory?  So, if that were the case, that kind of reproducing would still be happening today each time a person is born. You don’t ‘evolve’ into something else. Nope. It would be a consistent process of birth renewal each time IF that were true.

Nope, instead it is still the same process for bringing a child into the world. A woman conceives when her egg is fertilized by male sperm. After nine months in the woman’s womb, or sooner an infant is born. And so it goes, and so it goes. Until the end of time, such process is reproduced, the same way over and over again. And in that process, He is there, time after time after time.

I know I’ve been redundant here in this post, but I’m passionate about my God and His amazing ways. And again, although every one has a right to their own opinion or belief, or “disbelief” –there are those who still choose God over all else. And find it intensely satisfying and comforting to know that “time after time” He is there!  Amen.

“Father, thank You for Your Presence in my life, time after time, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”