I open a new post.  I pause and look at the blank screen.

Often, I have a topic idea.  Some days, it’s just a one-word prompt. 

Sometimes, I have no idea at all what I’ll write.  Others, I think I have it all outlined in my head, only to end up with a completely different ending than I’d planned.  There are times I figure it out while I’m writing.

He opens a new year.  He has no need to pause and look at the blank calendar.

He knows exactly what each day will hold.  He knows not only the name of each person who will be born and who will die in this year, but He knows the number of the hairs on their heads. 

He doesn’t figure it out as the year happens.  He knew each detail of every year before Eve ever opened her eyes that very first year in that very first garden. 

When last year began, I thought I knew everything that would happen.  But it was harder and better than I had imagined. 

This year, I have no idea what all will come our way.  But before I even opened the 2012 calendar, He knew…

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

–Bill Gaither

Five-Minute Friday: “Open”