Prov 16:9 - Renewing Our Faith for the Journey Ahead

Intro…Our desire for you is that you desire to make 2026 a great year because it’s rooted in God’s purpose and presence. Growth doesn't happen by accident—it happens through intentional faith, daily practice, and fixing our eyes on Jesus.

Together, these will equip us to live boldly, purposefully, and victoriously in the year ahead.

Defense YEAR - hard year - it was fine but wasn’t fulfilling.

1. Intentional Faith: Choosing Life with Purpose Over Passivity

The intentional life is living a wise life. Those who are wise take advantage of every opportunity including trials to grow in their faith. But someone who lacks wisdom is like being a ship adrift at sea, tossed by every wave and wind without any direction at all.

That’s life without intentionalility—a mere reaction to circumstances rather than a deliberate pursuit of God’s will. It’s simply reacting to life. Playing defense. Hebrews defines Faith as confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see, and James implores us to ask for wisdom to live our life to ask that God will give you wisdom to endure trials, but goes on to instruct us…

James 1: 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.