CONCLUSIONS

As 2008 left almost as fast as it came, I realized that there were still unresolved issues that I had drug from year to year thinking that this would be the year that would make the difference. I don’t know why we think that each year has a magical wand that will either wipe away or bring to pass the scenarios we so want to have.
The Media gives us a run down on who has died, what has failed and the doom and gloom we can expect in the next year, rarely telling events that we have experienced.

In 2009 we will be focusing on many answers to those looming questions that this past year has left us with – What will the new President do to “fix” us? Will we ever see the stock market back to some normalcy and will there be any car dealers left out there to sell us those cars we all seem to need to get about?

As always before there are wars and rumors of wars. Talk of the Anti Christ raring his head up and how we have failed as Christians and maybe we should actually think about trusting and believing in the Lord Jesus Christ “more”.

I have come to the conclusion that we don’t give Jesus enough trust and we certainly don’t take the promises of the Word to heart. If we did I think our conclusions would be a lot different.

Not long ago a good friend has come back into my life. We have shared our scenarios we have encountered along the journey. There is no doubt that this has been a God ordained time. In a recent conversation some very interesting truths came out. I don’t think we were actually looking for these truths, but one discussion lead to another, there were some truth nuggets that had been rooted deep within. As I ponder things as I do, I realized that much of my emotional and spiritual make up seemed to follow to roots that had been over looked. With these nuggets of truths, I see a refreshing in my journey.

As 2008 concluded for me, I know it was not a bad year. Lots of new scenarios began and a lot of old scenarios are continuing on into the new year.

Here are some of my conclusions as I end 2008 and embrace 2009.

Work In Progress – The Word of God is clearly true: “What He has begun in me He is going to finish it. So why sweat those areas that have not been perfected yet. I am a continued work in progress!!

New Beginnings – I look to a fresh new year, fresh new beginnings and give those who come across my path a fresh new look.

Forgiveness – Abba Father is all about forgiveness – I am going to be about it as well.

Embrace – Those who are a part of my life. Welcome – Those new to my life.

And finish my Website!