Reflections on the Past Year

Happy December to you!

Fall is my favorite season, but I dislike approaching Winter because I hate the cold weather. I live in Pittsburgh and the Winter months seem to drag on forever. Even so, before the weather changes we are blessed with a few weeks of Autumn - just a few. They are precious weeks for me personally, because I adore the radiant colors and crisp mornings. I love everything to do with Fall - especially pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin spice coffee! :)

But my fondest Fall occurrence is our great Lord leading me to reflect on the past year of my life. This time of reflection has faithfully proven to bring refreshing, comfort and peace to my soul. I have times of reflection throughout the year, but more-so in the Fall than any other time. I reflect at great lengths -- not only for refreshing, but also for further refining. It is in times of reflection, where I see how far I've come, that I also see how far I have yet to travel on this narrow road to Christ. I see a vast ocean of mystery of the knowledge of Christ right before me and I know that I have not even begun to dip my feet into that ocean's shore at all. I have not even barely scratched the surface. I will never fully know Him, but what I do know of Him keeps me hungry and yearning for more.

I pray that we will be filled with the Holy Spirit and that we will experience the depths of the rivers of living water within us -- the living water that is Christ Himself in us, the hope of glory! God bless you, brothers and sisters in Christ. May you be filled to overflowing. May you yearn for Him and desire Him. May you delight in Him, your greatest joy.