I have been grieving the close of my youth and the disappointments of this life we all face. I have not been rejoicing in Christ. Perhaps this setting year has also found you grieving the passage of time, and you deeply miss that outlook on life you once had or the enthusiasm you once regularly felt. The New Year has stirred up in me intense discontentment, regret, and a consuming craving for change, to throw off the old and put on the new. I wish I could say that all these feelings had a righteous impetus, but that is not the case. The world and my selfish desires have been tugging at my heart.
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