At the end of 2020, probably November or December, I began curating a playlist for 2021. It’s not something I’ve ever done before, but it came to me that, whatever happened in the new year, I wanted to be able to control what feelings I focused on, what themes and ideas I moved towards, and what I remembered to be true about life. Since my earbuds are in approximately 87% of all waking hours 😉 the obvious way to do this was to make a playlist.

I chose this tune as the first to share because I think it's a great way to enter not just a year but every day. Maybe even every hour, depending on how your day is going. No matter where or how hard last year hit you--or how hard life was hitting you before that--I think we each need the reminder that with Jesus on your side, you have everything you need, and you have all that it takes to face today.

One of my favorite lines in this song is Remember that your heart was made for surrender. That’s definitely part of what I was taught in 2020: my heart was not made to carry all that weight, all that fear. My heart was made for surrender, for loss of control, for trust in His knowledge and His plan for it all.

So, I hope you enjoyed this song and that it spoke to you in some way. Know that wherever you are, whatever you’re facing, dear heart, you have what it takes.