I've been thinking...

What have I been thinking about? The future, naturally. What else does an unmarried, still living at home, 24 year old think about? Specifically, what does this year look like for me?

I've been talking to my family and friends over the past few weeks, and I keep hearing one word repeated over and over: restoration.

Then, yesterday at church, I mentioned this fact to my family. My sister said she had been talking to a friend and mentioned the same thing to her. The friend then told my sister this interesting fact: In the Bible, God told the Israelites that every 7 years was to be a year of rest. The year after would be the year to replow fields, forgive debts, start fresh - RESTORE. In the Jewish calendar, 2015 was the year of rest. This year, 2016, is the year of Restoration.

I know that last year may not have felt like a tear of rest for many. Believe me, it sure didn't for mine! But I'm excited to see what God does this year. There is a huge number of people looking for the truth, for hope and meaning for their lives. As Christians, we have this hope; Go share it!

This year I have decided to do things that get me out of my comfort zone. I've avoided things for different reasons, some "good" and some lame, just get me out of it reasons. I'm not doing this any longer. I want my life to make a difference.

Katelyn