Staying Open to God Leads to Unexpected Blessings

• This final lesson from my 2025 journey centers on something God has been whispering to me all year: stay open. When plans shift, when uncertainty rises, when the future feels unclear, remaining open to God’s direction can lead to blessings you never expected. I hope this reflection encourages you today.

If 2025 has taught me anything, it’s this: you don’t always have to know the plan in order to walk in God’s purpose.
This year was filled with twists I didn’t expect, transitions I didn’t plan, and blessings I never saw coming. And through all of it, God kept inviting me into one simple posture: Stay open.

Open to His timing.
Open to His redirection.
Open to His surprises.
Open to the future He is planning for me and my family.

Letting Go of the Illusion of Control

There were moments this year when I wanted answers and wanted them right now.
I wanted clarity. Certainty. Security.
But what God gave me instead was an invitation to trust Him even when the path wasn’t clear.
It wasn’t easy.
But it was freeing. 
In the midst of uncertainty: career shifts, family challenges, and unexpected transitions, God kept showing me that the future He writes is always better than the one I try to script for myself.

Blessings I Never Saw Coming

When I look back, several blessings stand out… blessings I never would have predicted:

• Opportunities to minister and serve in ways I didn’t anticipate

• New professional and personal connections that expanded my vision

• A deeper marriage formed through leading groups and navigating challenges together

• A sense of alignment with God’s calling that grew stronger as the year unfolded

None of these blessings came because I had everything figured out, actually quite the opposite.
They came because I kept my hands open.

The Power of an Open Heart

When you stay open to God’s direction, you begin to see possibilities you never noticed before.
You respond to opportunities with courage rather than fear.
You embrace change instead of resisting it.
You allow God to lead rather than trying to force your own path.
This year reminded me that God doesn’t need my full understanding but my full surrender.

The Lesson

Lesson 4 is this: Staying open to God’s future positions you for blessings you didn’t even know to pray for.
This year strengthened my trust, deepened my faith, and reminded me that God is always ahead of me by preparing opportunities, relationships, and breakthroughs that are already on the way.
And so, as I close out 2025, I do so with gratitude, hope, and open hands.

• Thank you for following along with these four life lessons from 2025. If you’ve found these reflections meaningful and want to cultivate growth, clarity, and spiritual leadership within your ministry or organization, I’d love to connect through SK Consulting. I offer leadership training, team development, and faith-based workshops designed to help churches and organizations navigate change with confidence. Feel free to reach out anytime. Here’s to a purposeful and faith-filled new year!