Happy New Year friends! Here we are in a new year, with new opportunities, and new visions for the year. As the end of last year approached, there were all types of word quizzes for the new year. I did several of these and one of the words that continued to appear was imagine. Well, as I prayed and studied this word, I do believe that it’s very appropriate. Don’t we all imagine our lives in a certain way? Don’t we imagine our futures in the way we want them? I know I’m guilty of this and I feel that is part of the hope we carry in our hearts and minds. I looked up scriptures with the word imagine in them and found this one. “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” Ephesians 3:20. Now if that’s not full of hope I don’t know what is and He is capable of doing or providing more than we can imagine. The definition of imagine is to basically form a mental image of something that is not in our presence, something that is not formed yet in our lives or futures. Well, well so we can believe that our Lord can do more than we can imagine!
This word imagine is not a coincidence for me at all. I needed to be reminded that He can do immeasurably more than I could ever imagine for myself. The operative word here is myself. I can get so caught up in the everyday busyness that I forget that I don’t have and don’t need control in this life, especially if I want to be in God’s will. He has a plan and a future for each of us for hope and our good, Jeremiah 29:11. What I neglect at times is to allow surrender to my plan and wild imagination that I have to Him and His will. This goes for my healing journey as well. If we are all honest with one another, I bet we all do that from time to time. I’ve learned on this healing journey that it is impossible without Him. In my own power, I can do absolutely nothing, but with Him all is possible. I would have never imagined that I would be creating videos for social media, writing a blog, or leading a women’s codependency group, but here I am doing just that.
Before I started healing, I could never imagine my future. I only saw my failures and pain from the past. As I walked through each day, I totally surrendered to God there was no other way. I could never go back to the person I had been my whole life. The damaged unhealed Kimberly didn’t know who she was or what she wanted from life. Sounds ridiculous but I didn’t know my favorite food or color. Only God could lead me through the healing. So grateful that through the process I do know what I want in life, my favorite color and food. Boundaries firmly in place. I know who my true friends are, and I can tell who is toxic and remove them from my circle. My secret weapon in that is that I pray every day for God to reveal or remove the toxicity from my life!
So, as I allow the Lord to lead me into 2024, I can imagine immeasurable possibilities for this year and beyond. Friends, I hope that you are praying and imagining your future brighter and bigger than ever before. So grateful for you on this journey with me. Can’t wait to see where this healing journey takes us. Blessings until the next time.