Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Praising God for 2013

The past couple of days I have been reflecting on 2013 and all I could see was my failure. Today I read a post about how our failure could be another way to give God the glory! This shifted my thinking. What do I have to be thankful for and to praise God for from this past year? There are so many things...

- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for allowing Uriah Jude to be born and after 7 days of being on life support and never touching him I finally was able to hold him!


- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for the Salvation of Mia, Caleb and Joel!


- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for allowing David to be without a job for 5 months and providing for our needs everyday!

- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for a husband who kept pursuing a job and didn't give up when it would have been so easy to. A husband who loves God and his family and wanted/wants to take care of us. 

- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for giving David a job at First Financial Insurance Group

- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for allowing us to go south to see our families this year!


- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for family who came to help in time of need!

 


- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for the friends that we have that are more like family than friends!


- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for the Holy Spirit who continued to convict me throughout the year of areas that needed/needs to become more like Christ!

- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for a wonderful church family...I can't find all the words needed...

-Praising Him and giving Him Glory for times of ministry which seemed more like a blessing!


 - Praising Him and giving Him Glory for each moment that I was able to watch my kids play, grow, sleep and discover new things!


- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for Selah being able to celebrate her 2nd year of life and David and I to grow another year older as well!


- Praising Him and giving Him Glory for the MANY times that I felt and knew that I missed the mark b/c without those times I wouldn't know how desperately I need the Lord every moment of everyday!

There are so many other things I could post and many that I probably don't even remember....

May we all seek to bring Him Glory, Honor, and Praise in 2014 with our lives! May my focus be on Him who saved me rather than on myself, my failures, and accomplishments.