2011 has been a year of both suffering and triumph. It has been a challenging year of growing closer to the Lord and yet He desires an even closer relationship with Him still. On a personal level I am continuing to learn new facets of Christ as I have had a kidney issue earlier this year. I have been pain free since October: Praise God. I have seen like so many others in this earth record breaking weather ie. tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes and whatever else you can think of. In October I was able to teach Sunday School and with a new curriculum and I am still teaching tomorrow. The lesson for tomorrow is on the Tower of Babel and that fact: People need God. God does not need us but He wants us and that fact I find intriguing. He placed us all here on earth in the exact place He wanted us to be. It is in God alone do I place my trust. There are so many people hurting out there especially this time of year and I have in the past had a broken heart during this time of year. I have decided that On purpose I will rejoice and thank the Lord and look forward to the coming of Christmas and the begining of the Year 2012. I want to focus on Christ and His hand in my life, the blessings that He has given me and those around me. I no longer want to focus on the negative things of the past and cry because what happen to me as a child. I want to Thank the Lord because one day I will be able to share my testimony with those that may have been in a similar situation and let them know what God did in my life. Although it is hard to see God’s will and hand in the midst of choas and the pride that we all have in our hearts. Pride that says that “I can make it on my own. I deserve a better life for myself.” Don’t you realize that God wants the best, the very best for us and that is why I want to celebrate Christmas and the New Year to come. Well, the bottom line is Jesus is God and every decision I make from the time I wake up in the morning till the time I go to bed I want to please God. God is the one you should want to please because at the end of your life He decides whether you spend eternity with Him in heaven or in punishment with Satan in fire and brimstone.
Living Fountain 