2007 through 2010 in review

I haven't blogged in a while.  If you read the post of last year you can figure that I have been reviewing my own life. I have not been looking back so much as I have been trying to figure out stuff. As I ponder what to write about now I must review the events that lead to a piviting point in my life. The years 2007 through 2010 were filled with events that were not very pleasant for me and for the people I love most in this world. Alzhemiers, Death, changes of life, poor choices, and basically the lack of disclipine in my own life.  These events were emotionally and financially painful. However, just as the Bible tells me... no weapons formed against you shall prosper... satan has formed many weapons in his cunning and sneaky way. Just as Jesus promised, God took these events that satan meant to destroy us and turned them for good. I will not speak of the event details mainly because it is not my personal story to tell. I have learned this year that when we tell of our personal test it is a testimony. However, when we tell someone Else's story it is gossip, even if it has an impact on us personally.
This year I have had the opportunity to look at myself in a different light. I did not like what I saw. I am thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus, the Christ for sending the Holy Spirit to lovingly shine his light on my life to show me the places only he can wash clean. I have a lot to work on with Him. He is merciful and for that I am thankful. I will be tested and I will make mistakes and be retested, but as long as I am willing to admit my faults he is faithful to forgive me. I ask my family to forgive my past faults and failures and walk with me as I learn how to walk the walk of Christ and not the walk of a religious (self righteous) person.
The lessons I learned this year and am actively working on...
1. Have a vast number of friends you trust and can talk to. We need each other, God put us together in groups and told us not to forsake the gathering together.
2. Mind your own business.
3. Loving and enabling are two different things...know the difference.
4. Don't try to learn just to teach others.
5. Love but don't smother. (smother/mothers...funny how those words have the same letters but moving the last letter to the first makes a huge difference.
6. When another is having difficulty... praying IS adequate, attempting to fix it or make it better actually harms. Consequences have a purpose and that is God's business not mine.
7. God loves all of His children, and he will tells us what to do if we are listening to Him. If he is not speaking to us about a situation we have no business in it.
8. Forgiveness is key to being forgiven. I have forgiven all debts, wrongs, and mistakes that have impacted my life... I have received God's forgiveness. That gives me hope for tomorrow.
9. Don't put my expectations on others. Life is constantly changing, but God never does. Hold on to Him, all the other will fall into place.
10. I love my God. I love my life. I love my family. I love my spiritual family. I am waiting on him.