And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness--secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the One who calls you by name. - Isaiah 45:3- 2018 didn’t quite turn out how I thought it would. Perhaps you can relate to that just a little, or perhaps you’re even nodding your head emphatically while saying, “Amen, sister!” Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned at all this year, it’s that life doesn’t always turn out how you or I think it should. The plans we make don’t always happen in the way we would like or the dreams we so eagerly build in our hearts don’t always happen in the timing we had hoped for...maybe even at all. But God also taught me in 2018 that it is okay when things turn out differently and that different...different doesn’t always mean less beautiful. When the clock turned midnight a year ago and launched me into 2018, I wrote out this verse in Isaiah chapter 45, the one I’ve written above. I wrote it into my journal and told God that I wanted this verse to be my anthem for 2018. Because let’s be honest...
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