My Years with the Lord

I was just pondering the wonders of the past several years with the Lord. It's been an amazing journey with Him and I can hardly believe the wonders of His work in my life.

2002 - 2004 were the Years of Healing

Beginning with surrender to Him, knowing this was a relationship instead of a religion. He began to heal me of so many wounds. Teaching me to trust Him and to live today instead of in the past or for the future. It was a time in which I learned to see Him as my Father.

2005 was the Year of Parenting

I call it this, because this was the year a dear friend woke me up as to what kind of mother I was...which was a far cry from the kind of mother I wanted to be. It was the year God grew my heart akin to His in the area of parenting and that changed the whole dynamic between me and my son.

2006 was the year of Relationships

This was a year that tested, challenged, stretched and grew me in respect to my lack of skills in relating to people in God's way. Friends, guys, family...you name it, He threw it all in there to set me on a path toward healthier relationships (still a work in progress, but it started here). :D

2007 was the year of Trusting His Provision

This was the year that He began to get a hold of me in the area of finances and materials things. He brought me to a place where I began to see that everything was His and He was faithful in providing everything I needed: food, clothing, a home...and so much more! (Again, still a work in progress, but it started here).

2008 was the year of Prayer

That year was the year I got married and through the end of 2007 into 2008, I began to realize how important prayer really was and what prayer was in my relationship to my Heavenly Father. It was when I got excited about prayer and began to realize that prayer isn't just about talking to my Father, but about experiencing Him in a much deeper way.

2009 was the year of Truth

Like no other year before, the scriptures were alive to me! This is the year I began to see the sheer power of His word and learned to love it more than I ever have. There was a reverence for His word and a heart willing to seek it out and obey it. A truly life-changing year!

and this year seems to be the year of Discipline. Already He has set in motion, laying it down on the previous foundation, that discipline is not only possible, but that He is orchestrating and living it out in my life! I'm really looking forward to every day He gives me this year! :D

Is He not the most AMAZING and AWESOME God you could know? He is to me!!!