Yvon Attia: God Says, "Let's Paint 2026 Together!"

 

On Saturday, December 27th, I woke up and heard singing in my ear. God sang the most amazing tune, and this is what He said:

"I will do more than you have ever dreamed of; I will do more than you have ever dreamed of."

As I began to pray, I saw the Lord come to me. On the wall in front of us was a large, blank canvas. To my right, I saw a table covered with paint poured into small bowls, many different colors. Some were matte, and others shimmered. I also saw a bowl of pearls and another bowl of gemstones. There were different paintbrushes laid out as well.

Then I heard the Lord say, "Let's paint 2026 together."

I replied, "Lord, I don't know how to paint, and I don't know how to draw."

He smiled and answered, "Hold My hand and let's paint together."

As soon as I took His hand, I knew how to paint, and I could see what to paint.

He looked at me and said, "Let's make it very colorful. Let's add many roses. Let's draw many doors and bridges."

I noticed the canvas looked like a road map, but along the road, the Lord kept writing the word "surprise." I didn't know what the surprises were.

I said, "Lord, I really don't like surprises."

He replied, "You don't like uncertainty, but you love surprises. Trust Me."

In the end, I looked again and realized it wasn't only a road map; it was a garden full of fruit. The canvas was beautiful. And the Lord said, "Welcome to 2026."

Psalm 136: The Psalm God Highlighted for 5786/2026

As we prayed into the turning of the year—listening, waiting, and asking the Lord for His heart for what was coming—there was a moment when the direction became unmistakably clear. It wasn't complicated, it wasn't scattered; it was steady.

God highlighted Psalm 136.

Psalm 136 has 26 verses, and every verse ends with the same declaration: "His loyal love endures forever."

It was as if the Lord was saying, "This is how you will walk through 2026. This is how you will remember Me. This is how you will stay steady."

And when we reached the final verse, it landed with unusual weight, like a banner unfurling over the year ahead:

"Give thanks to the God of Heaven. His loyal love endures forever." (Psalm 136:26 NLT)

In prayer, that phrase—"the God of Heaven"—stood out as more than a title. It sounded like an announcement, a recentering, a divine reminder that Heaven is not nervous about earth.

So we began to understand the prophetic tone: 2026 will be a "God of Heaven" year—a year where the Lord recenters His people on His sovereignty and steadies them in His enduring, loyal love.

His Loyal Love Endures Forever

Psalm 136 is not written like a private meditation. It is built like a worship liturgy—often used in call-and-response—because God knows what happens to His people under pressure. We forget. We forget what He has done. We forget who He is. We forget His track record when the strain increases and the unknown stretches out in front of us. (Photo via Pexels)

So, Psalm 136 walks through the story of God: creation, deliverance, provision, rescue. And after every line, it drives the same truth into the soul: "His loyal love endures" (NET).

That repetition is not empty. It is a holy reinforcement. It is God training His people to interpret their lives through covenant love so that no matter what they face, they will not lose the plot. In other words, Psalm 136 becomes a spiritual framework:

• When the world feels unstable, His loyal love endures forever.

• When answers take time, His loyal love endures forever.

• When warfare intensifies, His loyal love endures forever.

• When provision is needed, His loyal love endures forever.

• When rescue is required, His loyal love endures forever.

The Connection to 5786: A Year of Anchoring

As we continued praying, the Lord also brought clarity around the Hebrew year 5786. Many have recognized the significance of the "6"—often associated with the Hebrew letter vav, pictured as a hook, nail, or peg. A peg is not impressive in appearance, but it is powerful in function: it fastens, it secures, it holds under weight. It keeps what matters from drifting. That is what this year carries: an anchoring grace. And that is why Psalm 136 is so fitting, because Psalm 136 is not only a song; it is a "peg-psalm." It fastens the heart to what cannot move: God's loyal love endures forever.

So the Lord is not only speaking comfort, He is establishing stability—not a stability based on perfect circumstances, but a stability based on a perfect God.

The Posture for the Year: Thanksgiving

Psalm 136 begins where anchored living always begins: "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever" (Psalm 136:1 NLT).

Thanksgiving is more than politeness; it is alignment. It is the soul agreeing with Heaven before the mind negotiates with fear. This is why God highlighted Psalm 136 in prayer, because thanksgiving is how hearts stay fastened when the winds rise. Gratitude keeps the spirit positioned under the rule of the God of Heaven, instead of under the tyranny of anxious interpretation.

The Refrain That Will Carry Us

As we prayed for the year, God did not merely give information; He gave a refrain. And a refrain is meant to be repeated until it becomes the way you think.

2026/5786 will be a year of anchoring—not because nothing will happen, but because God is ensuring His people do not drift while it happens. So we step into the year with Psalm 136 as our psalm, our rhythm, our response: Give thanks to the God of Heaven. His loyal love endures forever.

2026: The Year of Many Colors

The Lord says, "My people, enter 2026 with thanksgiving, for I am good, and My faithful love endures forever. Do not measure My goodness by the shaking of the nations or the pressure in your own house. Measure Me by My name—the unchanging, covenant-keeping, miracle-working God.

"This year I am recentering you on My sovereignty as the God of Heaven—the God above every other god, the Lord above every other lord.

"I am the one who sits enthroned above what you cannot control, and I govern outcomes you cannot predict. Even when you feel surrounded, you are not abandoned. In fact, you will be surrounded by My walls of salvation. (Photo via Pixabay)

"I have heard your cry: 'Lord, it's been rough... it's been steep.' I have seen what you carried in silence. I have counted every tear you thought no one noticed. And I tell you, the page will turn.

"I will come to your deliverance. I will smooth out the road before you. I will make the crooked places straight and remove hidden resistance. I will go ahead of you like a loving father, clearing what has blocked you and lifting what has weighed you down. I am giving you wisdom for timing, favor for transitions, and grace for endurance.

"2026 will be the year of many colors—the year I will paint your story like a canvas, a masterpiece. Get ready to paint a new painting, one you have never seen before. I am not rewriting your story with cold ink; I am painting it with tender mercy and great love. I will bring beauty where you expected only survival.

"2026 will be a year of different crossroads and many intercessions. Do not fear the crossings, for many surprises will unfold. And I know you have said, 'Lord, I really don't like surprises.' But I say to you, you don't like uncertainty—yet you will love what I am about to reveal. Trust Me. I am not leading you into confusion; I am leading you into wonder. I am not setting traps; I am opening doors.

"Each surprise will pull a shout from deep within you, until thanksgiving becomes your language again and you find yourself saying, 'Thank You, Lord; Your loyal love endures forever!'

"2026 will be a year where you will be so anchored in My love, like a peg driven into a sure place. Not anchored in perfect circumstances, not anchored in people's approval, not anchored in your own strength—anchored in Me. I am fastening your life to My faithfulness. I am stabilizing what has been unstable. I am securing what has felt slippery. I am establishing boundaries you thought you had lost, and I am strengthening foundations you thought were beyond repair. I will not let the winds of the year uproot what My love is planting.

"You will not win by striving; you will win by thanksgiving. Gratitude will keep you steady when feelings fluctuate. It will lift your eyes when fear tries to pull your head down.

"You have been saying, 'Lord, we have labored and produced only wind; nothing is alive.' But I say, I am the God of resurrection. What looked dead is not beyond My reach. What you buried in grief, I can awaken with My breath. What you assumed was over, I can restore in a moment.

"Here is My promise to you: Your dead will live, and your bodies will rise. I will heal your body. I will strengthen you from the inside out. I will restore what has been drained, will mend what has been broken, and renew what has been weary.

"I will strengthen you and surround you with My walls of salvation. I will enlarge your capacity and extend your territory. For I Myself will honor you and restore to you your inheritance. You will not be embarrassed by your waiting. You will not be shamed by your process. I will bring you into a testimony that carries My fingerprint so you will know it was My love that did it.

"Therefore, do not enter 2026 rehearsing fear. Enter rehearsing My faithfulness—My love, My loyal love. Let your heart remember what My hands have done. Let your mouth declare what My covenant has promised. For I am the God of Heaven, and My faithful love endures forever."

 

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Yvon Attia
Celebrate Freedom Ministries
Email: info@celebratefreedomministries.org
Website: www.celebratefreedomministries.org

Yvon Attia is a radical lover of Jesus and His Word, fully dedicated to His purposes and His call. Yvon is an author and a powerful, passionate speaker who preaches the Word with the power of God's Spirit, and the manifestation of His presence. She unpacks the Word from a Middle Eastern perspective, explaining its depth in terms of culture, context and power. Yvon is married to her high school sweetheart, Mina, and they have two beautiful children, Esther and Raphael. Both Yvon and her husband are ordained pastors under the spiritual fatherhood covering of Apostle Guillermo Maldonado Of King Jesus International Ministry in Miami. Miracles of healing take place during their meetings as God faithfully confirms the Word through signs that follow. They are also the founders of Celebrate Freedom Ministry, which is part of the supernatural global network of King Jesus International Ministry.

 

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