Hi all! HAPPY NEW YEAR!...
I want to share with you some things that I was prompted to think about on another friend's blog, December 31. Sista put the question out there, asking that we take stock of our lives (as we usually do, or should, at least) entering 2008, and see what the previous year has taught us. Some of the following are things I've "known at", or understood in theory. But over the past 12 months, I've come to embrace that understanding in a practical way that has truly "taught" me. Without futher ado, here's my list - please feel free to share yours.
1. My word is all I have - and it is better not to vow than to vow and break it.
2. There are people I've wronged who may never forgive me, but I hold no malice. I am forgiven, have forgiven myself...and them.
3. Love is what we need to BE to one another - and the practice of it is the work of a lifetime...
4. Love has shown itself to be exactly the way Paul describes it in I Corinthians 13 - and then some.
5. The answers to prayers come in very interesting sizes, packages, and situations... and I recognize, accept and am thankful that my petitions never return to me void; even when the answer is 'no'.
6. A closed door is not a bad thing. Another door always opens; or the revelation comes.
7. Faithfulness and diligence have their own, intrinsic rewards - peace of mind and soul satisfaction.
8. I can be who I am at all times, no shame, no apologies.
9. There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother - and since I never had a brother, I'm VERY grateful!
10. Some of the richest blessings are born in the storm.
11. My God is able to supply ALL my needs - and has given me a Godly life partner who is in tune with me, and anticipates/foresees and oversees our big picture.
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2 comments:
Glad you got some lessons from '07. I had a heck of year (in a bad way) and I'm going to need some distance to get to the lesson.
My sista...
2007 was nothin nice, believe me. But it was my year of jubilee - because what I didn't mention was the fact that I'd been repeating the same mistakes for the past 7 years, being willful, disobedient and downright rebellious. (yes, moi!) Therein lies new chapters to my "book of pitfalls"... But let me just say that I do understand the need for distance to get the lesson. I look forward to your assessment after you've had the distance.
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