Waxing on 2009

2009? The 10th year of the New Millineum and I still think it sounds weird...guess I still have alot of the 20th century in me. Ah but time...no way to stop it. So what will 2009 bring? We will have to wait and see.

As always, I look forward to the New Year knowing that along with blessing will come trial, maybe more than ever. But the more I search the scriptures, the more I see the promise of trials and tribulations for the believer and the incredible value found in such tests. Looking back on 2008, I realize that the trials are what strengthened my faith. I pray for His grace to endure whatever comes our way and I pray that the tested genuineness of my faith will result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ my Lord! Happy New Year!

1 Peter 1:3-9
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.