It is officially 2026. In the tech world, a new year feels like opening a fresh code editor. The screen is blank, the cursor is blinking, and the possibilities feel endless.

Before I start coding this year’s plans, I want to take a moment to look at the logs of the past twelve months.

2025: Looking Back to Give Thanks When I look back at 2025, I see a lot of system updates and a few crashes too. There were moments when things did not go as planned, but looking back now, I can see the hand of Jesus through all of it.

He was the one who provided the patches when I was stressed. He was the one who kept the system running when I felt like I was running out of memory. I am so incredibly thankful for His faithfulness. Every win I had last year was because of Him.

2026: Looking Forward with Trust Now I am staring at the 2026 roadmap. When I am at my keyboard, I am usually obsessed with the logic. I want to map out every conditional statement and account for every edge case before the script ever runs. I like to see the full documentation and know exactly how the system will behave in every "if/then" scenario.

But for my life, unlike when I do coding, I will continue to choose to trust Jesus with the deployment.

I do not have the full documentation for what is coming next, and that is okay. I do not need to know the entire script when I know the One who wrote it. This year, my goal isn't to control the roadmap, but to trust the Grand Architect with every single step.

The Bottom Line

• 2025 was about seeing His goodness in the rearview mirror.

• 2026 is about resting in His plan for the road ahead.

Here is to a year of less debugging on our own and more trusting in Him!

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)