When this morning person, who is normally up before the birds, turns into a night person for one night of laughter, dancing and playing pool with new friends and a wonderful housemate, it throws off my circadian rhythm for a couple days. But thanks be to God for a great nights sleep that recalibrates everything so we are aligned to that which we are assigned. This girl loves the early morning, but it was New Years Eve, so I had to embrace the joys of those who love the night.

I remember being in Bible school and one of our teachers told us we had to do our devotions in the morning and gave all the reasons why. Then I married a night person, my son is a night person and so is my best friend. All night people. The Lord reminded me, Jesus prayed all night and he rose early in the morning, so Jesus was a night and a morning person, which means we can be either or and Jesus is right there with us in our best hours of the day. I hope that liberated someone. ( 🙂 )

Now that we are in the new year, people are setting goals for this year in front of us. Many are on a 21 day fast to hear the Lord and His desire for the year; others are writing the vision and making it plain so they can run with it; and Proverbs 3 wants to add value to the beginning of this year and help direct us as we march forward into advancing the kingdom together. “My child, never drift off course from these two goals for your life: to walk in wisdom and to discover your purpose. Don’t ever forget how they empower you. For they strengthen you inside and out and inspire you to do what’s right; you will be energized and refreshed by the healing they bring.”

Friends, the joy of the season is going to be the joy of the Lord and it will not end. We are going to find a building consistently this year of joy after joy after joy coming in waves over us to wash off all the old seasons. This year we are going to come alive in a way we did not know we could. We are going to find ourselves operating in a freedom we did not see, a love we did not know how to receive, and a peace that we cannot deny. Wisdom and purpose are going to propel us into this new year and carry us for the rest of our days. We are in the best days of our lives even as we are shaking off the dust of a past season. Enjoy!