Thursday January 1, 2009

Trusting God

 I’m a new day and new year kind of person.  I love getting a good night’s sleep and starting over each morning. 

I like turning the calendar to a new month, and enjoy the beginning of new seasons.

I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, but I do like the challenge of setting a course and preparing myself for twelve more months of spiritual and emotional growth.

One thing I have learned in my lifespan of sixty-five years is that any growth and maturity I have experienced has happened little by little, day by day – and not by leaps and bounds.

In 2008, I asked God to teach me to grow in mercy. 

Some days I did okay, other days I did not do so well.  However, it was probably during the days when I failed that I learned the most about mercy.

For 2009 I am asking God to teach me to grow in trust. 

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I want to trust Him more when I am frustrated, worried, or concerned.  I want to trust God when there isn’t any visible reason to trust Him.

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I love when my spirit is at peace because I am trusting the One who can be trusted.  That is why I want to grow in trust.