New Year's Eve '08

The last day of 2008 is now here. Tomorrow starts a whole New Year. I've already been reminiscing quite a bit over all that has happened this year; and I am in anticipation of what God will do this coming year. I would think that my theme is one in which I should expect things to happen, because isn't that what not being afraid to take risks suggests? So, as I contemplate here on New Year's Eve, do I want to look back or look forward? This is probably the best day of the year to do both. After all, it does represent the end of one year and the start of a new one. Looking back, I think I may have been able to dream bigger dreams; but, I am grateful for the dreams that God did fulfill. What a blessing to see my Church and my class grow. What a blessing to be able to be baptized in the Jordan River. What a blessing to have been able to go to Sydney, Australia and catch an opera and concert. Looking forward, I have great hopes of how God may use me and stretch me through boldness for HIM. I do anticipate having the privilege of being able to touch the lives of others through caring for them more deeply. I know that God is still at work in me; and I trust that He will continue to be. I would say that in the last couple of years, each year has gotten better and better; and I can clearly see ways in which I have grown. I am deeply thankful for all that God has blessed me with; and I praise Him for being my LORD God Almighty.