I hope that you have had a great year. However, it has not been a great year for everyone. Some people are anxious to leave 2025 behind and move on to the new year. If that is you, here are a few tips on how to recover from a bad year.
First, travel light into the new year. Don’t take unnecessary baggage with you. Don’t take the pain of failure with you. Don’t take the anguish of rejection with you. Don’t take paralyzing power of guilt with you. Leave it all in 2025. Travel light into the new year.
Second, give up on the battles you can’t win. It is tempting to keep fighting the battles of the past, even when there is no hope of victory. It is better to direct your limited time and energy toward pursuits that are more likely to be productive than to flail away against an enemy you know you cannot defeat. Give us on the battles you can’t win.
Third, trust that failure leads to new opportunities. The difference between 2025 and 2026 is that 2026 has opportunities. 2025 once had opportunities, but those are now gone. The nature of God is that he always gives us more opportunities. Miss one, and another one will be along soon. 2026 will be full of opportunities to receive blessings, to serve God’s world, and to grow into the person God made you to be. Make it a great 2026. That’s how you recover from a bad year.