Last night on our way home, we stopped and picked up our grandbabies, Jillian, 6 and Nolan, 5. What a blessing to spend the last day of the year and last day of this decade, with them; I can only imagine what they will witness, in this world during the decades to come in their lives.
Actually, I`m glad that I`m turning 60 in March, I`m so blessed to live knowing that I will live eternally with Jesus our Savior; it took five decades before this "precious gift" became a reality for me. Thank you God, thank you God for your unconditional patience and love!
Ezekiel 11:19-20 I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
During my time of unemployment, I have many weeks and hours to ponder the events of this last decade, the new millennium! Knowing that God has big plans for me, I can just envision Him shaking His head, thinking is Linda Ann ever going to get it! God must have called all angel`s, front and center to work overtime, ten years ago when He finally got my attention.
Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Coming to faith is different for everyone, some are born into families of great faith and it is just a slow natural progression. In my case, even though my family believed in God, we had no real relationship with Him. I grew up knowing about Him, but not "KNOWING HIM." Sure, during my childhood there where times when I flirted with God, but I failed to reach for His hand and hold on tight!
So what happened in the last decade? Slowly, with unwavering dedication, once God got my attention, He relentlessly became my persuader; often taking out his divine baseball bat and whacking me in the head! Constantly using the events of my life to strengthen, teach, nurture and draw me into a closer relationship with Him .
What were the events? March 15, 2001, I celebrated my 50th birthday, without my mother; she died on July 23 2000. That gave me a real shot of reality! Why am I here, what have I done and what am I supposed to do with the rest of my life?
Hum,what else, a gigantic family feud, 9/11, the death of two very dear friends, joining a local church, changing careers, starting a new business, beginning of sobriety walk, birth of grandbabies, loosing two more dear friends, loosing the new business, fearing my husband`s health issues, financial deviation and finally the most important thing that I`ve done in my entire life! In the privacy of my own bedroom, on my knees I finally surrendered my life to God the Father, begging Him to remove the burdens that I could no longer carry! HE HEARD MY CRY......THANK YOU, GOD! Jesus, lived and died on the cross for the forgiveness of my sins, I finally get it!
What an incredible journey, it`s a new year, a new decade, what are God`s plans for the next year, the new decade, only He knows! I will never let go of His hand, as I anxiously await each and every new day! AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL, MAY THE PEACE OF GOD THE FATHER BE YOURS NOW AND FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Job 19:25-27 I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see Him with my own eyes---I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
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