WHEN THE NEW YEAR HAS KNOCKED YOU DOWN

 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient
for you, for my power is perfected in

weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly

boast all the more about my weaknesses,

so that Christ’s power may reside in me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 CSB

The new year dawns with so much promise on the horizon. This is going to be your year. The year you finally make progress. The year you finally reach your goal. The year everything will be different. The year your life will finally change for the better. Anticipation builds. Excitement bubbles up. Then, January becomes the longest month in history with struggles at every turn.

I have spent the entire month of January sick. Not the same sickness mind you. I walked into the new year with a lingering cough from December's sickness. While still battling the cough, a new virus had me down for the count. After about a week of that, I felt good for a couple days only to have the second round of this virus knock me back out. The virus finally passed but that pesky cough from December clung tightly. The very same day the cough finally began to loosen it's grip, the flu attacked and had me bed ridden for nearly a week. I think, I pray, I might finally be on the mend, but 2025 certainly didn't start how I hoped.

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