Closer Than Before: A Year-End Prayer

The years 2024-2025 were some of the most challenging seasons of my life. There were days filled with questions, nights heavy with tears, and moments when the whys felt louder than the answers. In the midst of the pain, I confess that I did not always see Your reasons, Lord. I did not always understand what You were doing. 

Yet now, as this year comes to an end, I pause, and I thank You.

Thank You, Lord God, for never letting go of me, even when I struggled to hold on to You. Thank You for drawing me closer through the very trials that almost broke me. Thank You for answering my prayers, not always with what I wanted, but with lessons. Lessons etched into my heart, lessons I know I will carry forever. 

You already know what is in my heart, O Lord. Every unspoken hope, every quiet fear, every longing I could not put into words. And now, as the year 2026 stands just hours away, I come before You with a humble prayer: let what I have started with You continue. Let my walk with You grow deeper, stronger, and more sincere. Teach me not only to seek You in desperate moments, but to remain close to You in every season.

Please bless me, Lord. Bless my whole family and my friends. Cover us with your grace, guide us with you wisdom, and surround us with Your peace. You are my God, my Savior, my refuge, my stronghold.

I choose not to fear, for You are with me.

I choose not to be dismayed, for You are my God.

I know You will help me.

I know You will strengthen me. 

And I know you will uphold me with the righteous right hand of Your love and faithfulness. 

On this promise, I stand.

Thank You, Lord, for the past, for the present, and for the future You are already holding. Into this new year, I place my trust in You - fully, willingly, and wholeheartedly. Amen. 💛