Here in the beginning of January, I love taking some time to reflect on the year that has passed. I begin to dream about what the future and what it could look like. This year while taking this time to reflect, I felt as if God was saying to me,”You’re not the only one who's dreaming about your life and future. I am thinking of some really great things that I’ve got for you this year!”

That is wild to think about! That God has dreams for my life and for your life. He has hopes and aspirations for us!

We can see this so clearly in the life that Jesus lived on the earth. As we read through the gospel accounts, we see a reoccurring theme throughout them all:

Jesus would constantly refer to His current situations through the perspective of God’s Word over His life. Over and over we see Jesus fulfilling Old Testament prophesies concerning the promised Messiah. He was accurately aware of what the Word of God said about Him; all the details concerning his life and death.

Jesus carried The Word of The Lord over His life.

He knew how He was going to die, how he would be betrayed, how He would be rejected.... It appears that Jesus at times would intentionally partner with God’s purpose for Him through His working knowledge of the word of The Lord over His life.

Jesus KNEW the plans that God had for Him.

Now this is where it gets good.

Does God have the same kind of detailed plans for your life? Or, was this just something that Jesus exclusively got to walk in?

I believe the Bible teaches us that just like Jesus, God has our whole lives written in a book,

“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.

Every moment was laid out before a singe day passed.

How precious are you thoughts about me, o God.

They cannot be numbered!”

-Psalm 139:16

That God knows all the good things that we are going to accomplish with our lives,

"We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

-Ephesians 2:10

And that He knows how everything in our lives will wind us up exactly where He’s planned for us to go!

“I make known the end form the beginning,

from ancient times and what is still to come."

-Isaiah 46:10

Get excited: God has a word over your life! He has amazing things planned for you!

Jesus showed us what it can look like when someone becomes fully aware of God’s word over their life. Jesus showed us what it looks like to carry the word of The Lord into your current situations and circumstances.

So today, know that God is dreaming things over you. That even right now, there are things that He is wanting to share with you about this new year and about your current circumstances.

God bless and happy 2017!