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b'I once watched a video that asked an unusual question: \\u201cWhat year of life\\ntends to be the best?\\u201d Pretty deep, right? Not surprisingly, the video\\ndidn\\u2019t come to a definite conclusion. Depending on what you think the\\nanswer is, you might either feel hopeless that the best of life is done, or\\ndisappointed when the future doesn\\u2019t end up how you hoped.\\n.\\nWhen I began wondering about whether the past, present, or future would be\\nthe best part of my life, a certain Bible passage came to mind. It\\u2019s John\\n2:1-12, where Jesus is attending a wedding banquet that unfortunately runs\\nout of wine. Just when the party is about to be ruined and end early, Jesus\\ntells the servants at thebanquet to fill jars with water. He does a\\nmiracle, and when a sample is brought to the master of the banquet for\\ntasting, the water has been transformed into wine!\\n.\\nThe banquet master was shocked. He didn\\u2019t know where the wine came from,\\nbut he praised the groom for saving the best wine for last. People didn\\u2019t\\ndo that: they used the good stuff first so that once people were satisfied,\\nthey wouldn\\u2019t notice the latter wine\\u2019s poorer quality.\\n.\\nWhen everyone thought the wedding party was ruined and over, Jesus\\ntransformed ordinary water into extraordinary wine. He saved the best for\\nlast, showing that the end wasn\\u2019t really the end. In our lives too, when we\\nfollow Jesus the best is always yet to come. Because He died and rose again\\nfor us, we can look forward to the day He will return bodily to earth,\\nraise us from the dead, and restore His creation! Even if our present is\\nhard, when we fix our eyes on Jesus and remember God\\u2019s promises for an\\neternity with Him, we have purpose in our present to live for Him, and hope\\nfor the future through our struggles (Hebrews 12:1-3). Our loving God works\\neverything toward His good plan, and He can bring miracles when we least\\nexpect it. We may think our lives are ruined, but even through challenges\\nHe is working out His great plan. \\u2022 Abby Ciona\\n.\\n\\u2022 Do you more often long for the past or for the future?\\n.\\n\\u2022 How can Jesus\\u2019s life, death, and resurrection give us (1) peace about our\\npast, (2) hope for the future, (3) and purpose in the present? (If you want\\nto dig deeper, read Romans 8:18-39 and 2 Corinthians 4.)\\n.\\n\\u2026being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry\\nit on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJohn.2.1-John.2.12|Phil.1.6'