Crossing the Threshold

“You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.” ~ Psalm 65:11 (NKJV)

New Year’s Eve is a threshold—a doorway between what has been and what will be. It’s a moment when the past and the future stand side by side. This invites us to pause and think. We look ahead with faith.

As we stand on this threshold, we carry memories from the year behind us. Some are joyful. Some are painful. Some are still unresolved. Yet through every high and low, one truth remains unshaken: God has been faithful.
Psalm 65:11 reminds us that God crowns the year—not just the good moments, but the entire year—with His goodness. Even in the places we didn’t recognize it at the time, His hand was there. His mercy was there. His sustaining grace was there.

And the same God who carried us through this year is already waiting for us in the next.

New Year’s Eve isn’t just about counting down the minutes. It’s about looking back with gratitude and looking ahead with trust. It’s about releasing what we can’t change and embracing what God is preparing. It’s about remembering that every new year is not simply a reset—it’s a continuation of God’s ongoing work in us.

Tonight, as the clock moves toward midnight, take a moment to breathe deeply and acknowledge God’s presence. Let gratitude rise for the ways He has held you. Let hope rise for the ways He will lead you. And let surrender rise as you place the coming year into His hands.

We don’t step into a new year alone. We step into it with the One who crowns our days with goodness. He leads us on paths that drip with His abundance.

Prayer

Father, thank You for Your faithfulness through this past year. You have carried us, sustained us, and shown us mercy in ways we didn’t always see. As we stand on the edge of a new year, we place our hopes, fears, and plans into Your hands. Crown the coming year with Your goodness. Lead us in Your paths. Shape our hearts to trust You more deeply. We step into the new year with gratitude and expectation, knowing You go before us. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!