2018: A Year in Review
Faith is the bridge that will carry you from where you are to where God has called you to be. Remember, you are to walk by faith, not by sight.
2018 has been a difficult year. I think most of us can say that. It’s been seasons of hard work in our lives, disappointments and setbacks. I came into the year with so much hope and that God was going to do big things. The reality is that God often surprises us. We expect something big and extravagant with our obedience, but really God wants us to be obedient. Not because of what happens at the end, but because of what happens during it.
At the beginning of the year, God gave me the word grace upon grace. Later on, He gave me the words my thirty years of waiting and discernment. It's unusual to get more then one word, but it makes sense. The biggest one He's been teaching me is discernment. God was working on breaking patterns in my life last year, and it all came together in what discernment really means. The reality is that when you pray and ask God about something, He will reveal the truth to you. And usually it's not the answer we want. The task is actually trusting Him with the answer, and allow time to reveal that to you. Because He has something much better for us.
He has also shifted my perspective to a more mature way of thinking. Whether it's about relationships, life, family, myself. In this preparation season, He's been shifting my perspectives to how He see's me and to not really want things the same way as before. It might seem like He's taken every guy I've crossed paths with out of my life, but it's normally for a reason. A reason I don't quiet understand, but hope will make sense in the long run. What's important is to not make marriage and relationships an idol. Sorry to break it to you, but it's not the most important thing. Be more aware of what sits on the throne of your heart. Marriage is a blessing from God, so take the time to work on yourself and become more like Him.
I've learned that your single years are the most important years of your life. Your worth more than that. And to not wish it away. I'm thirty and have never been in a relationship, been on a date, never felt special or nothing. I only know what it's like to be rejected, in hostel environments and mistreated. It's a lot to deal with at times. You feel unworthy and not deserving. You have to constantly seek God that He created you for someone so special, that He will work it out in His timing.
My goals for 2019 may go something like; to lose weight, get a new job, a new car, travel more, do more of what you love, grow closer to God, spend more time with friends.
They might seem a little unrealistic, but it can happen. I'm praying that God will do amazing things in this coming year. May I meet the man of my dreams, get a better paying job, travel, and more. That God has a lot planned for me. It is what you make it. I want to continue to keep learning and growing, and being a blessing to those around me.
You will see the fruit of your harvest in the next coming year. God doesn’t waste pain. This is your bamboo season, your season of acceleration. He will bring it to focus. I may have only had small things happen this year, but God is working. I may be still waiting for those big things to happen- a new car, a boyfriend, to move out. It doesn’t mean He doesn’t hear your prayers.
Let God continue to work on you and to bring you closer to Him. There are blessings in the waiting.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." -Proverbs 3:5-6
2018 has been a difficult year. I think most of us can say that. It’s been seasons of hard work in our lives, disappointments and setbacks. I came into the year with so much hope and that God was going to do big things. The reality is that God often surprises us. We expect something big and extravagant with our obedience, but really God wants us to be obedient. Not because of what happens at the end, but because of what happens during it.
At the beginning of the year, God gave me the word grace upon grace. Later on, He gave me the words my thirty years of waiting and discernment. It's unusual to get more then one word, but it makes sense. The biggest one He's been teaching me is discernment. God was working on breaking patterns in my life last year, and it all came together in what discernment really means. The reality is that when you pray and ask God about something, He will reveal the truth to you. And usually it's not the answer we want. The task is actually trusting Him with the answer, and allow time to reveal that to you. Because He has something much better for us.
He has also shifted my perspective to a more mature way of thinking. Whether it's about relationships, life, family, myself. In this preparation season, He's been shifting my perspectives to how He see's me and to not really want things the same way as before. It might seem like He's taken every guy I've crossed paths with out of my life, but it's normally for a reason. A reason I don't quiet understand, but hope will make sense in the long run. What's important is to not make marriage and relationships an idol. Sorry to break it to you, but it's not the most important thing. Be more aware of what sits on the throne of your heart. Marriage is a blessing from God, so take the time to work on yourself and become more like Him.
I've learned that your single years are the most important years of your life. Your worth more than that. And to not wish it away. I'm thirty and have never been in a relationship, been on a date, never felt special or nothing. I only know what it's like to be rejected, in hostel environments and mistreated. It's a lot to deal with at times. You feel unworthy and not deserving. You have to constantly seek God that He created you for someone so special, that He will work it out in His timing.
My goals for 2019 may go something like; to lose weight, get a new job, a new car, travel more, do more of what you love, grow closer to God, spend more time with friends.
They might seem a little unrealistic, but it can happen. I'm praying that God will do amazing things in this coming year. May I meet the man of my dreams, get a better paying job, travel, and more. That God has a lot planned for me. It is what you make it. I want to continue to keep learning and growing, and being a blessing to those around me.
You will see the fruit of your harvest in the next coming year. God doesn’t waste pain. This is your bamboo season, your season of acceleration. He will bring it to focus. I may have only had small things happen this year, but God is working. I may be still waiting for those big things to happen- a new car, a boyfriend, to move out. It doesn’t mean He doesn’t hear your prayers.
Let God continue to work on you and to bring you closer to Him. There are blessings in the waiting.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." -Proverbs 3:5-6
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