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January 2012
It's hard to believe that another year is winding to a close. It seems that the older I get; the faster the years go by. Every year I think of things that I want to accomplish, set goals that I want to achieve, and seem to run out of year before success. Where do the days, weeks, and months go?
The calendar is switching to 2012. Seems like just a few days ago that we began 2011. I may not be ready for one year to end and another to begin, but God is working in spite of my readiness. I may not feel that I have accomplished much, but God had done and amazing work in 2012.
I need to remind myself to look at the positive things that God did and not focus on the things that I wish I had done. God has worked amazingly in our church this past year. We saw students saved, people impacted with the Gospel of Christ, and lives transformed. We attended camps, traveled twice on mission trips to Canada, and saw a transition in our ministry in Midwest. We have seen God work some miracles in lives of our congregation, some by healing and some by taking them home. Indeed, God is working and He is good.
Now I am planning and setting goals for 2012. Mission trips to Portland, Canada and Portugal are in the plans. Outreach events, fellowships, ministry projects and camps fill the calendar. As I plan, I need to remind myself that my plans may not be God's plans and His ways aren't necessarily my ways. This year may fly by. I may not accomplish all that I want to. But one thing that I do know is that when this year is over, God is still in control and He will have accomplished things that only He can.
In Him,
Ed