Hurray! Another dawn

My last post was in April 2010… exactly one year ago. It was a birthday post, so yes you are right, I am one year older today… or younger depending on your reference point.

This past year has been unquestionably the best year of my life. Do you know the Bible verse that says that God is able to do “, exceeding abundantly above all you can ever think or imagine?” (Eph 3:20), that is where I am at now. My cup of blessings is overflowing, despite the fact that it has been “pressed down, shaken together” (Luke 6:38). I am just pouring the excess into other people’s cups.
Where do I start from to count my numerous blessings? God has been awesome in his divine providence. He continuously reminded me of His word (the Rhema that worketh at all times!) in Phil 4:13 “I can do all through Him who strengthens me”, He means that literally. I don’t need a preacher to break this down to me, it is in simple English and has no literally connotation.

How do I count my blessings? How do I summarise it for another person to understand without feeling jealous, or without feeling life is not fair? A friend helped me with a good summary this morning when she said: “Precious, how many people at your age have achieved what you have…?” (and then she went on to mention them). I am still hesitating to mention some of the blessings because I am afraid it may weaken someone rather than strengthen him/her. Anyway, celebrate with me because the Lord has manifested His abundant love to me, as He does to everyone else.
I will definitely count my blessings and name them one by one, but I will do so with God.

Ok, the above paragraphs might give the impression that yours truly has reached the height of it. Absolutely NOT! I am a ‘chantier’, God’s work is not done in me yet. I am a work in progress, in fact God working on/in me can be likened to a farmer tilling a rocky soil. Can you imagine how many hoes and spades and dig axes, etc, that farmer will need? Not to mention the energy dispensed and the time. God bless my soul.

This has led me to my main challenge this coming year… working on myself to render myself an easier ground for seed sowing. I really can’t do it on my own, so I am allowing the Holy Spirit to do that work in me, like causing rain to fall before the farmer starts tilling. One step at a time. I will start with the one I consider to be the most fundamental as others build from it… keeping a routine.

From now this ceases to be a problem but a challenge. I find it difficult to keep any routine (maybe except watching my favourite programmes on TV…shame on me). I have been using the freedom God has given me so freely, but now I have to be asking myself those questions that will enable me to ensure my freedom does not impose harm on another person, including of course, and most especially my son. How do I exercise my freedom in a way that will make my son, my hubby, those around me and myself better people? That is the question of the year! Refer to Gal 5 and 1 Corinth 8 and 10

There are so many things I know I can do through God who gives me strength if I can just keep a routine. I won’t go on to enumerate the things I want to be doing regularly, which presently I am not, but which if done will make me a better person. I will, just like my blessings, present them to God.

You may be wondering why I am saying, and not saying… at the same time. I just need one thing from you… pray for me. Pray for the Holy Spirit to work in and through me to enable me do the things I need to be doing regularly. Don’t be afraid I might ask something disastrous, I have and am aligning my desires with God’s plan for my life!

God Bless you. I love you with the love of the Lord.