2011: Looking back

So, today's the 31st of December 2011. The last day of the year. And what a year it has been! From the trials to the triumphs, the tests to the testimonies, the pain, but above all the joy and inexplicable peace I feel to be where I am today. Because of the significance of the number 11, 2011 was dubbed the year of disorder, chaos and mayhem and I am so grateful to be still standing on this day despite all the chaos going on in the world around us. Throughout the year, one thing remained constant: GOD.

It's always great to look back on the year that's been and smile at your accomplishments, laugh at your silliness and mischief, and reflect on where you can improve. But it's an even better feeling to look back and be content with how things have turned out.

Yesterday I bumped into a post from T.D Jakes that was really profound. He said,
"You can’t spend your life in the graveyard of guilt dealing with the corpses of the past. Know when things are dead, know when to release them and bury them. If you continue to work with the dry bones of dead issues, you too will begin to decay. No amount of work will resuscitate a corpse. Sign the death certificate and bury the past."

I believe this word is so relevant and crucial at this time of the year. It is important to let the old, dead and dry situations GO. Don't drag them into the new year hoping they'll miraculously be resurrected. Let go of the old and be prepared for the new.
The Bible clearly states:
No one puts a patch from a new garment on an old garment; if he does, he will both tear the new one, and the patch from the new [one] will not match the old [garment]. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the fresh wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled and the skins will be ruined(destroyed). But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. (Luke 5:36-38 AMP).

I am expectant for the coming year. My God has been faithful throughout 2011 and I am excited for the coming year.

Thank you all for the support the past year. Especially for reading and giving feedback. I am grateful and looking forward to the coming year. Have a prosperous 2012 and keep reading.

--Tash