As we close out the year 2025 and anticipate all that God would have for us in 2026, we rejoice as we reflect. Nothing is quite so marked as the turning of the page on the calendar year. It’s sobering, it’s surreal, it’s awe-inspiring. Despite the unknown variables you may have encountered these past 365 days, curveballs thrown at you that you didn’t see coming, God was not surprised. And regardless of the wear-and-tear life has brought to you–spirit, soul, mind, and body, God has been faithful. You’re still breathing. You’re still loving Jesus. You’re all the more aware of the magnitude, the amazing-ness, of His great grace.

His grace has been sufficient.

So, remind yourself today of all He has done. Take a few thoughtful moments to meditate, consider, requiring yourself to name His blessings, the moments He protected, how He provided.

Why? So that you’ll be assured that our faithful God will do the same for you, again and again, throughout 2026.

You aren’t walking into this new year with any less unknown variables than you had this past year. But the greatest known Variable in the mix of it all is the God of the Universe. He’s your God! The psalmist David wrote, “You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” (Psalm 65:11 NLT) That’s the kind of God you and I serve: the God who can produce harvest and abundance, even in the hard pathways.

Standing on the precipice of our 29th year of evangelistic ministry, Chresten and I can both declare with confidence: our God never changes, never fails, never falters. And we can count on Him to see us all the way to the end! Great is His faithfulness!

God keeps calling, and we keep answering.

All the stats will be tallied, as far as opportunities to preach, souls added to the Kingdom, prayers answered, resources supplied. But suffice it to say: God keeps calling, and we keep answering. We aren’t perfect, but our hearts are still drawn by His Spirit to share the Greatest News with a lost and dying world. We still carry the mantle of His precious anointing to encourage the Body, champion the Shepherds, teach on healthy marriages and families, and sing His praises. As long as we have breath, we will praise You, Lord!

Thank you, dear ministry partners, for your faithful investment into the call of God on our lives. We don’t take it lightly, nor for granted. Nearly three decades in, we continue to marvel at how God uses His people to fund the spread of His Gospel through willing vessels just like us. May the favor and blessing of God rest heavily on you throughout this coming year, dear friends. The best is yet to come!

 

 

Yours for Souls,

Bridgette & Chresten Tomlin

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