What if faith isn’t about controlling the year ahead—but learning how to move with the waves?
In this New Year message from Avenue Community Churches, we’re invited into Psalm 40 and into the honest, rhythmic life of David: a life where praise and pain, gratitude and desperation, trust and waiting all exist at the same time. This episode refuses the tidy version of spirituality and instead offers something far more real—a faith that learns how to stand when the ground is shifting.
Through vivid storytelling, humor, and pastoral honesty, Pastor Tim explores what it means to not fight the waves of life, but to develop the instincts, balance, and trust needed to ride them. From the mud and the mire to a new song rising again, David’s story reminds us that God is not only a Savior for eternity, but a present rescuer—one who hears every cry, remembers every tear, and delights in lifting His people again and again.
This episode speaks to:
The exhaustion of waiting—and the hope hidden inside it
The courage to trust God when life feels chaotic or unresolved
A faith that remembers past rescue while clinging to future hope
Why obedience and surrender matter more than religious performance
How our stories of deliverance are never just about us
If you’re stepping into a new year feeling grateful and overwhelmed… faithful and unsure… hopeful and tired—this message is for you.
You don’t have to dictate the year ahead.
You’re invited to trust the One who holds the tides.
