Finishing the Year Strong: Trusting God for the Impossible

As we approach the end of the year, it’s easy to look back and feel a range of emotions—gratitude for the victories, frustration over setbacks, or even discouragement if we haven’t achieved all we set out to accomplish. But here’s the truth: the year isn’t over, and God can do more in these last few weeks than we can imagine. The Bible reminds us in Jeremiah 32:27, “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?”

No matter what the year has brought your way, God specializes in the impossible. He can take what feels broken, incomplete, or delayed and turn it into something beautiful in His perfect timing. But for this to happen, we must fully trust Him.

Faith Over Fear

Faith requires us to believe that God is able—even when circumstances say otherwise. When we choose to trust God, we are declaring that we believe in His power to make what seems hard become easy. He’s the same God who parted the Red Sea, caused walls to fall with a shout, and raised the dead to life. Why would He stop now?

As we finish this year, let’s reject fear, doubt, and discouragement. Hebrews 11:6 tells us that “without faith it is impossible to please God.” Faith opens the door for God to move in miraculous ways, and it silences the voice of fear that says, “It’s too late,” or, “This can’t be fixed.”

Trusting God’s Timing

One of the greatest challenges in trusting God is accepting His timing. But trust is rooted in knowing that God is always on time. He’s never early, and He’s never late. Even when we feel like the clock is ticking, God is still working. Ecclesiastes 3:11 reminds us that He makes everything beautiful in its time.

When we trust God fully, we can have peace knowing that even if things don’t happen the way we envisioned, He is still in control. Sometimes, God delays things not to punish us but to prepare us. The delay is never denial—it’s divine alignment for something greater.

Letting Go and Letting God

Finishing strong requires surrender. We often feel the need to control everything, but there comes a point where we must step back and say, “Lord, I can’t do this without You.” Letting go doesn’t mean giving up; it means giving it to God. Proverbs 3:5-6 encourages us to “trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

When we release our worries, goals, and plans to God, He does what we cannot. He turns impossibilities into testimonies and burdens into blessings.

Steps to Finish Strong:

1. Pray Without Ceasing: Bring every concern, dream, and need to God. Prayer is the key to staying connected to Him and aligning our hearts with His will.

2. Speak Life Over Your Year: Use your words to declare God’s promises. Speak scriptures like Luke 1:37, “For nothing will be impossible with God,” and believe them with your whole heart.

3. Take Bold Steps of Faith: Trusting God doesn’t mean we sit idle. Step out in faith, even if it’s uncomfortable. God meets us in our obedience.

4. Reflect on His Faithfulness: Look back at all the ways God has come through for you before. If He did it then, He will do it again.

5. Keep Your Eyes on Him: Don’t get distracted by what hasn’t happened yet. Focus on who God is, not on what seems impossible.

Expecting the Miraculous

As this year draws to a close, dare to expect miracles. God can restore what was lost, open doors you thought were shut, and make crooked paths straight. But the key is trusting Him fully—not halfway, not only when it’s easy, but even when it’s hard.

Remember, God doesn’t need a lot of time to do a big work. He created the world in six days; He can surely handle your situation in the remaining weeks of this year. So, press into His presence, anchor your faith in His Word, and finish strong knowing that nothing is too hard for God. Let this be the year where you look back and say, “I trusted God, and He showed up in ways I never expected.” The best is yet to come. Believe it, declare it, and trust Him for it