Sometimes the hardest place to live is not the beginning or the ending, but the middle. Elisha experienced this when Elijah placed the mantle on him in 1 Kings 19. He was anointed, but not appointed. Scripture doesn't mention him again until 2 Kings 2—possibly six to ten years later. Years of waiting, serving, and growing. God doesn't call the equipped; He equips the called. Elisha's gifts weren't on display yet, but his faithfulness was being formed. What we see as delay, God sees as design. What we see as obscurity, God sees as humility. Like Nick Vujicic's life shows us, God often uses seasons of struggle and waiting to prepare us for a greater purpose. The middle isn't wasted time—it's where God is shaping us for what's next.

This message explores the biblical power of "setting" our lives intentionally before God for the new year. Biblically, to "set" means to orient, direct, and govern the inner life toward the Lord. Ultimately, David shows us that when the Lord is set continually before us, we become unshakeable: "Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken." This message invites the church to set time for His presence, set their families in His house, and set His Word on replay…declaring with faith and confidence, "I will not be shaken."

In a world where our days are shaped by the headlines we scroll, the news we consume, and the voices that frame our expectations, the gospel calls us to set our minds on a better headline… the good news of Jesus. Every one of us is writing headlines over our lives, over our year, our family, our future. The enemy writes headlines of defeat, But heaven writes headlines of victory. What headline are you writing over your next season?