31/12/2025
2025 Reflection
I began the year with many plans, most of them mumbled in my head rather than neatly arranged as a “to-do list.” I preferred to see them as a “will-do list.” This was not an excuse for complacency or procrastination, but a deliberate posture shaped by what has worked for me in previous years: committing my year into God’s hands and living one day at a time, allowing Him to surprise me daily. This does not mean that I lacked daily, weekly, monthly, or even long-term plans. Rather, I understood that such plans are only meaningful when they carry God’s daily approval.
As Psalm 127:1-2 reminds us, “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it… It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.” This truth shaped my rhythm throughout the year. I refused to give in to pressure or anxiety. I did not allow the intensity of activities around me to overwhelm me. Even when I was overloaded with rigorous work, I learned to pause, put the work aside, and rest, because He gives His beloved sleep.
In all of this, Proverbs 16:9 remained my anchor: “A man’s heart deviseth his way, but the LORD directeth his steps.” I planned, yes, but I trusted more. I moved forward, but I listened for divine direction.
As the year comes to an end, I look back not at how much I achieved, but at how faithfully God led. What I could not organise on paper, He ordered in purpose, and what I could not control, He covered with grace. I step into the New Year with gratitude, not anxiety, and confident that the One who directed my steps this year will continue to lead me into the next.
