An Excuse to Blog

It is a season to have an excuse to blog. What a year. And it is now 30 December 2011. So many years have gone by my life, and I am reaching 30 in a short time. Okay, I will not get on to the age bit. :P

This year has been quick to pass by. So many things I have experienced, and I don't think it justifies to even say that I am able to count and reflect fully the goodness and faithfulness of God. I want more. I want more of God, experiencing His nearness and His love and character daily. If anything, I think life is worth living just for that.

2011 began with challenges that visits you in a colourful package of with being part of a new team, doing a whole new thing. I was scared, gullible, social inept, lost, impressionable and naive. I was also new, fresh, gung-ho, open and willing. And God has not failed me. The first half a year I struggled some bits, but God came and caught me when I was drowning. He kept me afloat.

And then kitchen happened. I felt illegitimate, unable, lost, unrespected but I came out really glad, confident, improved, and loved. I gained friends and I gained understanding of myself and what others thought of me. I gained respect and I grew because I took risks. I have loved every moment of working in the kitchen.

This year was an absolutely amazing year for me. I would not change any bit of how I lived this year, and I know that I made the perfectly right decision for my life when I came to work full-time with YWAM in Perth. Nothing would have changed this decision, except for God's direction and word. It has got its own hundreds of challenging periods over the course of the year, but none that has wounded me badly, but only ones that have built me up in character.

I LOVE MY LIFE!!! God's faithfulness, provision, kindness, grace and love has been evident throughout. And I am glad to report that "I LOVE MY LIFE!!!!"