I'm late!

Probably the last person in the blogging world to post New Year wishes, but here we are.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!!

It has been almost a month since I last showed up here. Some weeks it was the weight of work; other times, pure exhaustion. The last post had been sitting there long enough that even I grew tired of looking at it, and honestly it was not the most uplifting thing to leave on the page. More of an emotional venting session than anything else. But sometimes you need that.

Thank you to those who reached out and checked in. I am genuinely feeling much better now, and things have since settled. Day by day I am learning to accept where God has placed me in this season and truly trying to learn how to walk well within it. Every day brings something new, a new experience, a new encounter, and yes, a new mountain to climb.

I keep coming back to the same reminders for myself. Be more patient. Be more understanding. Lead with grace and mercy. And above all, walk in God's love in a way that keeps me slow to anger, regardless of what comes my way.

I was reminded of something Mark, one of our YC senior leaders, shared about God's perfect plan. That sometimes God places us in situations specifically to teach us something, to shape us through an experience that will carry us forward into His divine plan and purpose for our lives. And I believe that is exactly where I find myself right now.

Perhaps this is that season. Where God has me right here, doing exactly what I am doing, as part of a deeper moulding process, one that will guide me further into the destiny. He has already mapped it out.

So here I am, God. Use me in ways that go beyond anything I could dream up on my own. Shape me into who you need me to be. I want to begin this year with the right heart and the right posture.

It is you, God, who will write my 2007 story.