out of the frying pan and into the fire

im leaving 2009 really happy. iv done things i hadnt done in previous years, had new experiences in nearly every area of my life - some good some bad, but in all things i give thanks. iv had a few friends get engaged/ married, some become parents, iv lost three family members, been to new locations and different events. my favourite buy was a pair of shoes, money well spent was a chistmas holiday for mum, best investment was my sports injuries and massage course. my greatest achievement was graduating... i just realised this list might actually be endless so let me pause there.

so yer i know 2010 is going to be good not just because its a fresh start and im excited about things to come and all that, but also because i can look back and see how faithful and gracious God has been to me in the past year, and based on how he never changes, i know that things can only get better really.

iv decided this year not to make any resolutions. a) because by 2nd of jan most of them are already out of the window and b) because i dont really want to plan anything. im literally going to allow God to take me step by step, open the doors and let me walk through them, lead me in the direction he wants to take me, guide me along the rest of the journey he's taking me through, reveal himself to me and teach me. im standing on Psalm 23:1... and on my part im daring to loose control, place myself totally in his hand, be dependent on him, walk to the edge, live with intention, pray with abandon, continue to learn and actually live as i have been called to. i have no regrets about 2009, but iv learnt ways i could have done things better. im grateful for a fresh start, and im preparing for the fresh challenges. i think in a way iv lived to safe in 2009, been in the frying pan, felt the heat a little but 2010 is a year to go deeper and into the fire as the idiom says - but God's fire obviously. The fire burns, but it purifies - lets see what remains. im standing at another cross-road in this journey, a few options have already presented themselves to me. i dont want to look back on 31/12/10 and think that after all was said and done, a lot more was said than done... 2010 is my year 2 make things happen not just talk about possibilities.

Signed with love
Elle

"The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want" - Psalm 23:1