Your Faith: Why Growing your faith is the only resolution to a great new year.

Why growing your faith is the only resolution to a great new year.

After the year we’ ve had, we are all ready to conquer our God-sized dreams and goals. We are determined to make this year different and far better than in 2020. This is our year! Our year to write that book, our year to make the dean's list in school, our year to turn that side hustle into our main hustle, but at what cost?

Culture and society are yelling at us to focus inwards and to find the strength within us to make it all happen, but I am telling you to focus upwards and find the strength in Him who gives you strength. What if we started with our eyes looking up towards God? What if instead of focusing on the things that we wanted, we focus on the things He was calling us towards? What if we focused on being obedient to his will? What if instead of hustling in 2021, we slowed down and remained silent enough to listen to the Holy Spirit‘ s promptings in our life? Imagine what would happen.

Sister, stop trying to do it all while relying solely on your own power. You are strong but not stronger than the mighty God we serve. Do you want to achieve those goals? Do you want to make BIG things happen in this upcoming year? Make sure you are aligned with our Heavenly Father. If you want 2021 to be different, then the answer is Jesus. Growing your faith is the only solution to a successful new year.

How to grow your faith.

Recognize that no matter what, His purpose will always be greater than we can ever imagine (or see).

Start by praying. Do you want to know what God wants for you? Do you want to see where He’s calling you?

Start communicating with Him. Pray every chance you get. Pray when the kids are driving you up the wall, pray when you are on the treadmill struggling to finish that last mile, pray in the morning for God to show you the way.

PRAY e v e r y c h a n c e y o u g e t !

Plug into a community. There’s no denying that we were created for community. While 2020 was filled with a lot of isolation and loneliness, 2021 doesn’t have to be that way.

Coronavirus may still be here but that doesn’t mean that we have to go through this alone and so I encourage you to find a church. Start streaming it online, get plugged in, and find your community.

Church Community is instrumental in encouraging you and keeping you accountable and holding you up when you can no longer hold yourself up.

Read your Bible. Do you want to know how you ’re supposed to live? Do you want to know what you ’re supposed to do? Do you want to know how God answers?

Read your Bible. You will learn and you will grow and you will have a lot more questions but your faith will be grounded in truth, not just individual experience.

Step out in bold faith. Sometimes, God will call us to move, armed with limited information. Trust Him, and step out in bold faith.

Is He calling you to separate from the military? Trust Him. Is He calling you to leave your job? Trust Him.

Is He calling you to start publishing online? Trust Him. Whatever it is that He’s calling you to do, trust Him.

Are you ready to tackle this upcoming year? Are you ready for a renewed perspective and strength?

If so, then it’s time to stop the hustling and start turning our gaze to the God who controls it all.

Cynthia Cline

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Cynthia Cline is a veteran of the U.S. Military, a Military

Spouse, and a momma to two. She has a passion for books, coffee, and Jesus, and a desire to share her story to encourage women. You can read more from her on her blog, A Faithful Step. Cynthia encourages and equips women in the area of motherhood, relationships, military life and Christian spirituality. www.afaithfulstep.com.