As you reflect on your Christian journey, what choices from 2024 would you change? Where do you hope to grow closer to God in 2025? God wants you to have a great new year! And He has much He wants to say to you. In Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV), He tells us how to open the conversation. “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Unfortunately, sometimes our quiet time with God can seem more like a task we check off our to-do list instead of a joy and a delight. How would it change your Christian walk if you sought to know Who God is – His righteousness, His holiness, His compassion, His mercy, His wisdom and His love? Think how different 2025 would be if, the next time we’re tempted to hold on to our hate or unforgiveness, we feared God more than we did in 2024. What if we sought God as if we truly needed Him (we do!) – when life is good, when it’s hard and every moment in between? How might our prayers, our understanding of His Word, and our faith in His forgiveness transform our lives? How can we truly seek God with all our hearts, as this week’s verse encourages us? Here’s one idea: to avoid being more than a Christian In Name Only, each day you have your quiet time in 2025, ask God to help you seek Him with your whole heart. Journal about the verses that “speak” to you and ask the Holy Spirit to make these verses real to you – and to help you apply them to your day. Toward the end of the year, read through your journal entries to see how you’ve grown in your Christian walk. On Dec. 31, 2025, write how God’s Holy Spirit, through His Word, changed your relationships, your life you. Let’s seek His wisdom with joy and diligence this new year, especially on the days or in the seasons when we don’t feel like it. Because we are almost certain to have some of these too. This new year holds incredible promise as we seek God with all our heart. Imagine how our lives will transform as we grow in faith, deepen our understanding of His Word, and embrace the ways He wants to use us for His glory. Let’s commit to seeking Righteous, Holy, Compassionate, Merciful, Wise and Loving God wholeheartedly, confident that He will meet us as we draw near to Him. Sheryl H. Boldt is a faith columnist and the author of the blog www.TodayCanBeDifferent.net. Reach her at SherylHBoldt@gmail.com.
