Adoption Reimagined New Year

It is January 1, 2026. I actually saw the new year after I woke up from the couch. I woke up again around 4am and had this song on my heart: “Create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a right spirit within me.” (“Oh sing to the Lord a new song…” Psalm 96:1)

At the beginning of a new year, people seem to ponder on what went right, what went wrong, and make plans for the future. Ponder this: do you dwell on the positive or do you dwell on all the negative that happened to you this past year? Are you the Eeyore or the Tigger?

I have not made a New Year’s resolution in more than a decade, but what I do make is a conscious effort that if I see something that reminds me of someone, I get it for them. The only time I have broken this is when the thing is way out of my price range.

So, what do you ponder about the for the future? I mean, after New Year’s Day parade and football, what do you want new? What do you desire in 2026? A new car? A new house? A new job?

Let me give you some options that are deeper than any temporary thing you might acquire this year.

*A new heart and spirit: “And I [the Lord] will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you.” Ezekiel 36:26

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A new self: “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you… and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” Colossians 3:5, 10

*A New and Living Way through Jesus: “Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.”

Hebrews 10:19-20,22

*A New name: “… To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.” Revelation 2:17

*All things new: “He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” ...”

Revelation 21:5

So when you are planning some new changes, think about what is beneficial for your eternity. Spend time with God. Find an intimate relationship with Jesus. Declutter your mind of anger, bitterness and regret. Make a lifestyle full of grace, forgiveness and selflessness.

If you need help finding clarity in your life, accountability for your goals and challenges to make your plans a reality, let's chat. As a Life Coach, I have strategies to help you be who you forgot to be or didn't even know how to be.

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