It's hard to know exactly how to approach 2021.

2020 is going to be a year we remember and refer to for the rest of our lives. I mean,

even our grandkids and history books, they're going to analyze and discuss how we handled

2020 and this pandemic and the racial tension and the election and everything crazy that has

happened. And I'm going to be honest, I have been tempted to on January 1st, 2021 say,

check done, 2020 is behind me. It's over. It's time to move on to a newer and brighter year and future.

But more recently, I've kind of caught myself because I don't know that that's actually the

wisest way to approach looking into the future.

And today I'm going to talk about how we don't actually know what 2021 is going to hold,

but how we can approach it with wisdom.

You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 96.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is where our life and our legacy take place.

This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which leads to a healthy

soul and a fulfilling life.

Let's dive in.

One. fulfilling life. Let's dive in. One of my favorite verses in the whole Bible is James 1-5, and it says, if any of you

lacks wisdom, you should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it

will be given to you. I'm going to share two more

translations, just because I want you to get this, and I love all the translations of this.

That was New Living Translation. This is English Standard Version. It says, if any of you lacks wisdom,

let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him.

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