It's that time of year again where we spend time reflecting on what has happened in 2011. As I sit and write this, I can remember many elements of 2011 where I was stretched and challenged in so many different ways. I had no clue going in to the year just how much I would learn and just how much more my relationship with Christ would deepen. Looking back over the last year, there is one very specific thing I learned. Yes, there were lots of lessons here and there, but one overall theme I would say. This is a lesson that I hope I never forget and that I continue to remember in the years ahead.
2011 taught me that God rewards those who listen to Him and OBEY, even if it is hard to do so in the moment. There were several areas of my life where I needed to make decisions about wether or not I would obey God or not. In each of these decisions, God has blessed me tremendously. I have learned that in the midst of the hard times where we need to make a decision, God gives us exactly what we need for each of those weeks, days and moments. There is not a single second that God is not giving us the strength we need! What a blessing!
2 Corinthians 12:9 has sort of become my life verse for this period of my life. Paul says, "But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weakness, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." So many times in this last year I have felt weak and wounded; yet, God has used each of those moments to teach not only me things, but he has used me and my story to challenge and teach those around me. I am so blessed to be able to minister to women at my school and girls in the youth group at Church. Being able to share my story has been a significant method to help me process appropriately.
This year I am experiencing an incredible amount of joy with the coming of this new year. I am closing the book on a very challenging year and I am ready for this new chapter of my life to open. I have no clue what the year 2012 will hold. I have some hopes for the year, but I know that God has a specific plan already laid out for this new year and as a follower of Christ it is my job to sit and trust God daily. I can't wait to see what God is going to teach me in this new year and I am so anxious to continue to fall more in Love with my Savior.
May you also experience this same joy as 2012 is quickly approaching. May you, like me, remember that "When we have nothing left but God, we discover that God is enough!"
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