The Intentional Year | Reflecting on the Past

Deuteronomy 8:2–18 with Nathan Caddell. Many of us rush into a new year looking ahead, setting goals, and hoping things will be better. But before we decide where we are going, we often need to slow down and look back. In this message from our series The Intentional Year, Nathan reflects on why honest remembrance matters, especially after seasons of pain, disruption, or growth.Drawing from Deuteronomy 8 and his own story of loss and healing, this teaching explores how reflection is not about reliving suffering or explaining it away, but about noticing where God stayed near. It looks at how forgetting God’s faithfulness, both in hardship and in abundance, shapes our trust, and how remembering can form us for whatever comes next. If you are entering a new year carrying grief, gratitude, hope, or unanswered questions, this message invites you to pause, remember, and ground your future in the steady faithfulness of God.