"I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands." Ps. 63:4
5...4...3...2...1...Happy New Year! Whoo, done with 2010. What a relief. Now please let 2011 be easier. That was how I felt bringing in the new year. Yes, I know that 2010 was a good year in which I grew and had to trust in God...a lot! So much change, challenges, and waiting. I was tired from 2010. Does a day, a new digit in the year, really make a difference? Okay, so maybe not. I still have to wait and trust in the Lord and take it one step at a time. But there's something to say for looking back on a year and looking ahead to a new one.
So that's what I did the other night. I went to a coffee shop and settled in to focus on the praises. I went month by month and thought of how God provided for me, cared for me, encouraged me, taught me, blessed me. My year has been full of God's blessings! It changed my outlook on the year, and I was encouraged by it.
So, in looking forward to 2011, I decided to reinforce what I had learned through my missionary training and through this experience. Instead of waiting till the year is completed, I would record my thanksgiving and praise each day. Each day is filled with God's blessings, and I will praise Him as long as I live, day by day!
