Whenever I face another year, I like to look back and remember God’s many blessings and answered prayers of the prior year. I keep a journal where I write down my prayers, trials, praises and encouragement from Scripture. I find that if I don’t write anything down, (especially my prayers) I tend to forget what God has done for me, my family, parents and friends. When I forget, I fail to thank Him.
I also use these notes to review when I am discouraged dealing with my own character and of the character of our children. When I review His providential care, I am reminded how blessed we are. One of the many blessings that I am so thankful for is finally having a home church. For many years we didn’t have a church to which we felt a sense of belonging. We were spiritually dried up and not experienceing the love and grace of God through fellowship. But now, we are spurred on to serve others, to seek wisdom and to mortify sin as we persevere daily to reflect His image to those we love and to those God sends our way to minister to.
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January 11th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Over the last 20 years you have become more and more God’s greatest blessing in my life. Thank you so much for your help and prayers.